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Just in from the MLB wx folks: FRI-SUN...00Z GFDL AND GFS BEGINNING TO SHOW A WEAKENING OF THE RIDGE NORTH OF FRANCES AND A TURN TO THE NW EAST OF THE AREA NEAR 77 DEGREES WEST BY SAT. OTHER MODELS SUCH AS THE UKMET AND CANADIAN KEEP A STRONGER RIDGE NORTH OF THE HURRICANE AND TRACK THE SYSTEM TWD JUPITER INLET AND THE FL KEYS RESPECTIVELY. THE 00Z GFS HAD THE BENEFIT OF 43 ADDITIONAL DROPSONDES ACROSS THE ATLC WHICH SHOULD HAVE HELPED THE ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT AROUND FRANCES. FOR THIS PACKAGE WILL LEAN CLOSER TO THE GFS SOLUTION BEYOND DAY 5 WITH THE CAVEAT THAT EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA IS STILL WITHIN THE 325 TO 400 NM ERROR CONE AT THIS TIME RANGE AND THERE IS STILL FORECAST UNCERTAINTY WHEN FRANCES WILL MAKE A TURN (AND TO WHAT DEGREE). I think this says it all. GFS hopfully wins, but SE Fla still can win the booby prize. PS http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/omd/ops/weather/plots/storm_06.gif |