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Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
Yeppers, we are about to see another round of rapid pressure falls. That ain’t a “hollowed out truck tire”. That’s a bona fide eyewall resuming its destructive path -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
I think he’ll have something similar from today, sadly -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
Watch Josh’s Dorian video if anyone wants to know what 150+ mph winds look like in daylight. Pretty sure if you stepped outside in that your body would be found several miles away -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
I mean it spent over 5 hours on mountainous land I’m not sure why anyone would expect it to weaken less than it did. That being said the structure overall remained intact. Shear is starting to increase, evident by restricted outflow to SW, but it’s moving NE over a bathtub. This is going to restrengthen significantly. The only thing that weakened it in the first place was land. -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
Warming near center. Eye about to reappear -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
It’s blowing back up nicely -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
Depending on structure when this gets back over water I’m not sure we don’t see another cat 5 landfall on Cuba. Environment is still extremely conducive until the Cuban landfall when shear will begin to increase -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
I was thinking this too as a result of the continued westward drift. It also avoids the highest terrain if it stays west. As for intensity, the NE eyewall most definitely came ashore at peak intensity. Perhaps it filled a few mb before the center crossed but being the strongest winds were already onshore it does not matter -
Over 1” storm total with plenty more on the way
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48.5 here. Impressive
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Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
Based on satellite landfall probably coming in next 15-20 min -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
There will definitely be areas that see gusts 220+ where some of the higher terrain interacts with the eyewall. I cannot emphasize enough the wind event from this storm especially on an island with higher terrain will maximize the wind seen on the ground. Absolutely incredible -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
It’s possible but I think it bends back right as it comes onshore. Regardless he is in the absolute worst spot to be wind wise and is taking the full brunt at his location -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
Jamaican land is now visible inside the clear eye of a 185 mph sub 900 mb monster -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
He’s still got nearly 70 mb to go -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
Eye is about to be directly over Josh. He couldn’t have positioned himself better to get the dead center of this storm -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
Unfortunately it is coming in at peak strength and with some forward speed meaning that eastern side will maximize wind gusts. Dire situation in Jamaica. Coming in daylight, maybe Josh can get the stadium captured. This is going to be one of the strongest hurricane landfalls in history. -
This storm could’ve worked in January. 1035 building into NE with a low developing about 80 miles off the coast. Not to mention overrunning for about 24 hours
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Yep. We’re getting close to 1” now too. This is perfect for the severe drought areas
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Over 1/2” with more to come. Thinking 1” here is on the table
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Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
Tropical tidbits down for me -
Much needed soaking rains across the Carolina’s and Georgia, just what the Dr ordered
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Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
First pass shows no real structural changes. No evidence of an outer eyewall development and no real pressure changes. Winds about the same. Let’s see what’s in the NE eyewall. I will say from a sat perspective this is the best the storms has looked. -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
Might be most photogenic eye photos from recon in history -
Major Hurricane Melissa - 892mb - 185mph Jamaica landfall
NorthHillsWx replied to GaWx's topic in Tropical Headquarters
https://x.com/reedtimmerusa/status/1982917665669669192?s=46&t=NyKvXvI1o-sJQb-68mmo4g
