Prospero
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OK, reality setting in. The "Tampa Bay" storm that threatens almost every year and always teases and does very little, may very well be focused on us this year. And this is not "just some typical" hurricane.
Irma...
Certainly one of the record storms of the Atlantic, and also I am sure a record for media attention. Harvey is a hard act to follow, but Irma has earned the respect she deserves.
Irma...
24 hours from now Tampa Bay will likely be dealing with the storm we've dodged for so long. Granted, Sarasota, Ft. Myers, or other cities further south may take the brunt. But for we who live in the Tampa Bay area, this may be the storm of the century.
Honestly, we can "feel" it in the air already.
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scottsvb
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Irma wobbles WSW over the past hour...not a typo
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Steve C
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Let's pray that it doesn't just ride off the coast of St. Pete. That would be so bad for so many reasons and would make a devastating storm absolutely catastrophic.
We have extended family that have retired to Fort Myers. Their plan was to evacuate to a shelter, Island Coast High School. But it is full. Now they are staying at home. Not sure of their elevation or construction. "But if something else shows up, we are ready to go if we have time." I'm really worried time has run out.
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danielw
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Irma wobbles WSW over the past hour...not a typo
Yes I saw that too. Definitely a WSW jog or wobble.
For the others. Advisory storm headings are averaged over a 6-12 hour period. They've done this for years.
Hence, taking a hard right turn into Punta Gorda,FL and the Average heading had aimed at Tampa.
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JMII
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I am also concerned that Irma will ultimately end up slightly west of the official forecast.
She refuses to turn for some reason and appears to be off track by an eye's width again. Just jogged a tiny bit N, (undoing that WSW wobble) but I'd call the overall current motion W. Did any of the models pick up on this? I know there was always one or two with a wide west track but normally we dismiss those odd balls.
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Corkhill1
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Hoping the UKM comes in and gives it a push to the west and the does too. Be Safe
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Irma's track just offshore of northern Cuba has been remarkable. Many opportunities to head inland.. None taken!
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JMII
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Irma's track just offshore of northern Cuba has been remarkable. Many opportunities to head inland.. None taken!
Like a boat trying to avoid a sand bar!
8PM advisory 110 miles from Key West, completing EWRC now
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StormHound
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Irma's track just offshore of northern Cuba has been remarkable. Many opportunities to head inland.. None taken!
Isn't that somewhat expected? There is an effect which basically keeps the hurricane offshore when it is skirting the shore like that. Essentially the path of least resistance, hurricanes don't like land. I've seen this before, maybe Charlie?
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chance
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To me it looks like it is going almost due north. Does the last hour of radar not look like that to you?
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scottsvb
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Nope... another wobble or slow movement WNW
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JMII
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Presentation on GOES16 is impressive... http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/exper/?parms=meso1-13-96-1-100 really getting her act together however become less circular and more N/S elongated. You can see the trough influence on the NW side well offshore.
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scottsvb
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That ridge is still digging in good trying to keep it more WNW @ 5mph
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Within the accuracy of the wobble background noise, seems it's going the same direction it's been going. Draw a line. Yeah, it's leaving Cuba, but Cuba is bending away from that direction.
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cieldumort
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Isn't that somewhat expected? There is an effect which basically keeps the hurricane offshore when it is skirting the shore like that. Essentially the path of least resistance, hurricanes don't like land. I've seen this before, maybe Charlie?
Seems like that should be a myth, but then also a little intuitive, in that - if close enough to the coast, and steering currents aren't too strong, perhaps the center will keep leaping short distances into the area of deepest convection and lowest pressure that remains just offshore.
If anyone knows of solid peer-reviewed research on this (not of TCs jumping into deeper convection/lower pressure in general - that is well verified and explained - I'm talking of coastal 'runners,' only) I think some of us would love to read it
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Within the accuracy of the wobble background noise, seems it's going the same direction it's been going. Draw a line. Yeah, it's leaving Cuba, but Cuba is bending away from that direction.
I am headed to bed but since you posted this it SURE looks like solid movement to the NW and dead-on toward Big Pine Key/Key West stretch. Hope all are out of there by now!!!
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scottsvb
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I think "Finally" the NNW movement has begun over the past hour..
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drummingcraig
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Back up to Cat 4 as of 2am update. Up here in Jacksonville the winds are picking up and we are getting some pretty heavy rain starting to come in here & there. Can't imagine being down South in this mess.
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JMII
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Tracking just E of predicted now, looks to come in at Big Pine Key or just a bit south of there. Front side of the eye really strong, back side a touch weaker or maybe the radar just can't see thru clearly. 5AM update has it hugging the coast then turning more NW once past St Pete, heading towards the Big Bend region.
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pincty
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Looks like it will be east of Key West and west of Marathon. With it's present movement I don't see it skirting the coast all the way to Tampa. After the Keys, it may make landfall in Naples.
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