Guam and Rota dodged a bullet as blohaven has exploded after passing by the islands.
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/sat/satlooper.php?region=15W&product=ir
Should see it drop fast as the winds rotate to the SW. Couldn't have come quick enough as they were approaching major flood stage downtown with a 6.69 foot level......major starts at 7 feet
Seems to be 2 camps. Hi res models are much stronger and show a stronger capture with the west turn before releasing it north. All show a potential hurricane. Globals don't show as much of a capture or as strong of a system
In this situation the hybrid or ST will likely bring bigger impacts to larger areas of the coast versus a true TD/TS. Gfs has a decent area of gale force winds up the southeast coast far away from the center
Icon coming in the furthest east at 12 with a weak low with the strongest winds displaced far to the north. Certainly not a fully tropical look to it was
0z Hafs-A is coming in south of 18z by a good but. At 18z it was just about to hit 23N and now at the same time frame its just about to hit 22N so almost 1 whole degrees.......if my tired eyes are reading it right
How anyone cN take a look at the gefs at 11z with the huge differences in timing spread and location spread and say what the deal is right now is funny to me. It could be off Nova Scotia or that one member doing an Irma track
Correct me if I'm wrong but the ukmet tends to have a W bias with tropical systems correct? I remember when the ukmet was the only model showing Irma reaching the north coast of Cuba.
Winder where the other 12z suites will initialize their centers.