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Steering Currents
Thu Sep 23 2004 11:14 AM
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4:40pm Update
5PM Advisories are coming in and the forecast track has shifted a little westward. More to come soon.
3:30pm Update
The Northwestern Bahamas are now under a hurricane watch.
Original Update:
Hurricane Jeanne and Tropical Storm Ivan are the areas of most concern right now.
With Jeanne there is both good and bad news. The bad news is that the steering currents are still weak, and the forecast still makes Florida a target... and we should definitely watch it here in Florida. The slow movement, however, puts a lot of question marks on where exactly it may go.
I know many will be watching its wobbles wondering if it is a trend or not, persistance is the key doing that. Don't read too much into it until a definite movement overal a few hours has occured.
(Thanks Skeetobite)
The National Hurricane Center has moved the forecast track a bit left again and I don't see any reason to doubt it other than the general slow movement of the storm. Since it is moving so slowly things can change, so we all must watch it.
The current timeline is on Sunday if the track verifies.
The good news is that Jeanne probably won't be more than a category 2 storm at landfall, which is enough to cause problems similar to Frances. However, with all the uncertainty with the slow movement it would be prudent to heed warning and advisories that may come up. Prepare a bit and plan actions if Hurricane Watches or Warnings are set up on advice of local agencies.
Ivan has strengthened this morning to a 60MPH Tropical storm, but winds won't be Ivan Part ]['s claim to fame this time. More on Ivan later. Steering currents are weak for Ivan as well, so we may still not be done with Ivan even after it landfalls on the TX/LA coastline.
Lisa and Karl still are Fish Spinners, but the system behind Lisa will need to be watched later on.
More to come.
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