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Steve, awesome pics. Which storm caused the '07 surf?

Fun for Nantucket verbatim. That low in the Great Lakes would make this potentially a little more interesting. No reason to get aroused yet though.

Cape Cod permanently relocated to the Bay of Fundy.

Yeah, I was speaking in the immediate timeframe. Up to 180 and 913mb at 11. Beast is bombing out. Incidentally, this thing has been remarkably free from ERC interruption. I know it's instant weenie tag material to suggest such a thing, but where does one find data to support annular structure? I just see the thick eye wall with little powerful outer banding, no secondary wind maxima, relatively little cirrus outflow compared to many storms of this intensity, no disruption at all while passing over water with lower heat content yesterday and axisymmetric appearance as interesting. No idea what else goes into that determination though.

Jesus, 175 sustained, gusts over 200. And every indication that its not done strengthening yet.

Yeah, that is one scary looking cane. Insane eye wall and no sign of stronger outer banding usurping it. I would be shitting a brick if I lived on the mid-coast of Florida too.

Looks like NHC finally pulled the trigger.

No indication of secondary wind maxima on the recon flights that I've seen. Just a smooth climb in windspeed right up to the eye wall. Fairly axisymmetric appearance with that perfect donut hole eye. Not going to invoke the "A word", but it certainly has some characteristics in common. That may be lending stability to the system. Irma was similar. Went a good day and half at high end cat 5 before undergoing ERC. Anyway, a freaking incredible system.

We've flipped to ACATT. Didn't you get the memo?

This cane is HAWT.

Yeah I'd certainly peg it at at least a mid-level 4. Maybe 135-140. Maybe higher.

Bringing back Boxing Day PTSD.

Would be some sweet wave action verbatim on the Euro. Grab the board and head out to RI.

Euro just south of the benchmark at 192. Plenty of time to back it NW a bit and get some good snows west of the river. Rain for James.

That's a mistake you only make once... and simultaneously learn the true meaning of Pink Floyd's lyric: "My hands felt just like two balloons."

With the Gulf Stream enhancement? Get your yardstick.

We can compensate with extreme rates.

Lower sun angle by then bro. Take 'em up.

I have several maples with orange in their crowns. Very early for that here.

That was a Donna track displaced a bit east. Not buying it, but we watch all the same.

Funny, most of my childhood memories were of being furious that Albany always got snow while we in SCT rained. Felt like every storm back then.

Smells a little like Matthew, or maybe Irma, which kept correcting SW further and further before making the turn north.

Thanks guys. Always interesting to hear about stuff that came before my time, whether canes, blizzards or anything else. Appreciate it.

Belle's one of those canes I haven't heard much about. Was it a big deal or a typical dying system?