MikeC
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Hurricane regained category 5 strength this afternoon and its path is taking it toward the Cayman Islands and eventually western Cuba. It's supposed to encounter shear before it nears the US, but it looks like it will remain a major hurricane throughout the period.
After Cuba is what most folks in the US are interested in, and this time the risk for the northeastern gulf is increased and the threat to central Florida decreased. Although the track error that far out still could be large. It would be Tuesday night or Wednesday for landfall on the current schedule and a lot could happen in the gulf.
The forecast that far out is still very uncertain so folks along the gulf will want to watch, especially the eastern half of the Gulf. Watch the trends.
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SkeetoBite
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Several new maps:
   
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Grand Cayman
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Full size images available at www.skeetobite.com
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LI Phil
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Posted this on the last thread, so a repost here:
Mike...you're not allowed to have a life . You can't leave the site for a second.
One good thing about the site going down was that I was able to check out a whole bunch of other stuff, read up on all the models, etc.
Steve, have you seen the canadian? It's the westerly outlier of course, but it also puts you in the bullseye.
The models have all shifted westward, so now it looks as though JK, co-mod Coop & Andy1Tom might need to think about heading to GA.
Accuweather has a strange cone, the easternmost part of it has little old moi as an end target. Let's stay away from that one, shall we?
CAT V and still strengthening? Good lord, Grand Cayman had better have all their planes in the air NOW with residents aboard. Hope the cruise ships bolted town...
Anyhoo...glad the site is back up. I was worried I'd have to watch two russian women smack a little yellow sphere around all night...
Peace, and pray for Grand Cayman!
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Keith234
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Thanks for the new thread mike.
CAT 5 is going to bottom out at about 890 mb's, nothing seems like it will hinder it's devlopment, except some dry air coming off Cuba's moutains but 's near perfect outflow will take care of that. Those peole in the Caymans Islands and the Western tip of Cuba are in for a rude awakening, as this hurricane might hit as a CAT 5. Luckily though, the keys and the other areas that have already been hit with two major hurricanes seem like they will be spared if that ridge holds out. Lets hope for the best.
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Edited by Jason234 (Sat Sep 11 2004 08:59 PM)
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tenavilla
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Loc: Tampa Area
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Posted on the last thread, reposted here.
On several of the tv stations here they were saying that the forecasts were all based on the assumption that would beat the trough (jet stream?) currently moving down to the northwestern Gulf. More to the point, they said it was a race with respect to what arrived in the GOM first, the trough or . If the trough gets here first, the forecast shifts back to the right, if not, it stays where it is. Any thoughts on what is "winning"? I'm a little concerned that doesn't seem to be in any hurry at the moment. I don't like it when I hear things like it's a race, and steering currents are weak once past Cuba. That usually doesn't bode well for last minute preparations (still remembering 's quick turn at the last minute). Don't get me wrong, we have all our supplies, etc, but...would rather not have a last minute panic if it heads our way.
Edited by tenavilla (Sat Sep 11 2004 07:10 PM)
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Keith234
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The trough, I believe has stopped digging and is now lifting so don't get to worried yet, it is kind of a race though but it depends on what you mean by winning. If you don't want the hurricane to hit, right now you're winning but this game might be taken into overtime, you never know.
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Second Shift
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With the western paths shift discussion, what does that bode
for New Orleans? Tough to think about that. The cone is not that far from NO per the 5 PM advisory.
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BillD
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Ivan looks like it has stalled and is drifting just south of west. I wonder what this is going to do to the future track? I know that it was supposed to slow down, but it looks like it is doing what did off the coast of Florida. At least it has cleared Jamaica enough that they are not getting the worst of it now, but they are still getting pounded.
Bill
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tenavilla
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Maybe in my ignorance I phrased it wrong. What they showed was I believe the jet stream shifting south behind a trough of dry air (again terminology may be wrong). You could distinctly see the dry air, and behind it a bunch of stuff moving quickly south, currently over OK and that general area. They said (heard something about it on as well) that when the hurricane got to it, it would "pick it up" and that's what would carry it NE. Question is where it will be when it meets up with .
With respect to winning, I'm only referring to what gets to the gulf first, not who gets hit. I'm in Tampa, and we for sure don't need it here, there wouldn't be much of a downtown above water.
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belleami
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Loc: St George Island/ Apalachicola
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Quote:
Results for 29.733906N, 84.8701W:
The approximate Closest Point of Approach (CPA) is located near 29.7N, 85.0W or about 7.8 miles (12.6 km) from your location. The estimated time of when the eye will be at that location is in about 89.2 hours. Be patient for the map to be generated below. (If you get a 'broken' image, try reload/refresh).
*the attached file is a .PNG image*
From stromcaribe "how close is it" link.
The only thing I keep thinking is that if the models show landfall around Apalachicola (Clark was on it last night; he mentioned St. george Island) ~ if it is noted this early, there is a better chance it may change / shift by Wednesday......
Or is that just wishful thinking?
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RevUp
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At this point, all points of landfall need to be considered including Yucatan and across the entire Gulf coast, especially with 's slow movement. The recent westward shift in the model was huge! Surface pressures are falling pretty good at Cozumel right now. Even the Cayman islands might be spared the worst of if it continues tracking due west.
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SoonerShawn
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http://independentwx.com/atlanticdiscussion.html
I posted this on the last thread but here it is in case someone missed it.
ShawnS
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MParker
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I was thinking the same thing! I have a house on Cape San Blas and do not like the idea of the Cape becoming an island.
Hopefully, the margin of error 4 days out will keep us in the clear.
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Keith234
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If it continues to slow down, this is not good for the Tampa or the upper part of the Florida Penisula, it could very well affect the current forecast. The slow motion would allow the Trough to have more affect on as it would near. If this continues the threat for a lanfalling hurricane will once again shift.
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GuppieGrouper
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Loc: Polk County, Florida
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This slow down is going to eventually suspend evacuation operations and people are going to start to get complacent. Is this new quirk in the system's path going to resolve otself before Monday? We have a lot of school closings in Polk County for Moncay morning. I don't have kids but do have co-workers who have small children whose day care centers close every time the schools do. Talk about disruption!
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BabyCat
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Looks like the tracks corrected left again because the storm was anticipated to have turned more by now.
I am waiting to see if there is anything left of the Caymans tomorrow and how long before another analogy is brought up....
Pretty impressive on the radar, isn't it.
Guess you can take your plywood down at least.
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mud1967
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Loc: Tallahassee, FL
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I'm right next door to St. George island and right now it looks bad for our area. The map at the top of this page shows that the winds at the GA border will be 65KT and it shows that it will be a CAT 4 in the GOM. Does that mean it will be a 4 at land fall too?
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LI Phil
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>>> Guess you can take your plywood down at least.
I don't think ANYONE from the Keys to Shawn S in Houston should be doing anything BUT preparing for a major hurricane strike...even Brownsville & Meh-he-ko need to be prepared... This could be one for the record books, folks, DO NOT GET COMPLACENT!
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SoonerShawn
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He is still moving. You can't base a stall just on one frame. He appears to be still moving almost due west after a SLIGHT hick-up I guess you could say. I do admit he is not moving very fast but he is moving.
ShawnS
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kelcot
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Loc: Canton, Ga
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I was just in PCB last weekend and the water was so warm! I thought 'canes love to strengthen over warm water like that?
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