Floydbuster

Delta clearly won't be as strong as Laura, and possibly not a major hurricane upon landfall. Nevertheless, quite a severe blow to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, especially following the devastation of Laura in August.

I'm not seeing any shear over Delta right now at all. It's definitely taking advantage of whatever it can.

Quite a menacing look beginning to take shape.

Hurricane Delta is much better stacked than when in the Caribbean. Looks quite menacing, in my opinion.

Thanks alot. When you said female I thought of Delta Burke, and now have the "Designing Women" theme song in my head. Georgia on My Mind. Crazy how my mind made that connection in ten seconds. Hurricane Delta ---- Female Name Delta ---- Delta Burke ---- Designing Women theme song from when my mom watched it when I was laying on the couch at like 5 years old. Crazy. My mind is just one big conglomeration of hurricanes, 80s and 90s pop culture, and music.

Anyone else curious how we just had a Category 4 hurricane that the models barely caught in time?

Agree. The Yucatan and Belize should have high quality radars.

Surveillance data from the NOAA G-IV aircraft suggest that Delta's circulation does not extend as markedly into the upper troposphere as one would expect for a major hurricane. Very interesting.

Recon found 963 mb. Any word on winds?

Emily 2005 looked similar and maintained 135 mph Cat 4 into landfall near Playa Del Carmen.

I think it's easterly shear.

Not looking good

Getting that shape.

This is clearly a 65-70 kt hurricane. Visible looks great.

Impressive shape and outflow. Trying hard to become a hurricane before striking the Yucatan. Doubt it gets there.

When's the last real decent October Western Caribbean major?

I don't think this season shuts down in October the way that 2004 and 2017 did. I think we likely still see one or two major hurricanes.

I was shaking my head when they canceled the hurricane watches.

It may be cool to see ...DANGEROUS LAMBDA HEADED FOR CAYMAN ISLANDS... Come on, admit it.

Thank you, Mr. President. FYI, I almost put "eggshell", but then I thought "screw it".

There is already discussions about what happens should a Greek name warrant retirement. Some say just add it to the list as "DELTA 2020" or something but keep the name for future usage. I have another idea. How about create an auxiliary list of names that can be replaced if need be? I think using colors would be a good idea. Of course without using possibly sensitive ones like black or white or brown. Maybe something like this: Auburn Bronze Copper Denim Emerald Fuchsia Gold Hickory Indigo Jade Khaki Lavender Maroon Neon Orchid Pink Ruby Saffron Teal Violet Walnut I came up with those quickly, and if you ever needed replacement names, here's a second list: Aqua Beige Crimson Dogwood Eggplant Frost Green Hibiscus Ivory Julep Kiwi Lilac Mint Nickel Orange Purple Rust Slate Turquoise Viridian Wisteria Thoughts?

Yeah I don't do that. No offense to Puerto Rico. I grew up tracking in the 90s when the strongest storms were 1935, Camille and Andrew. None of these Guam typhoons from 1960s stuff. Same with the 1928 hurricane.

2017? Harvey and Irma.