Tracking Hurricane Matthew and any potential impacts to New England
Latest tropical and hurricane models indicate that landfall in the Carolinas or SNE is possible after the 18z runs, as we await the 18z GFS to finish up. 12z GFS brings 850mb wind near 80-90 knots over Cape Cod at hour 150-156. It is a fast moving storm when it reaches our latitude. So it will be in and out if it indeed hits our region, also heavy rainfall is possible 3-4" inland locations. Stay tuned! and discuss.
There's an inherent desire to be the first to "call" something on these forums...Tip kind of nailed that aspect of behavior that has become a lot more prevalent in the past 6 or 7 years vs earlier.
But it's an easy thing to let go of once you can be at peace with the fact we cannot predict the track of a TC with any skill out in that D5-10 time range. Anyone making definitive statements this early about the impacts on SNE is completely full of sh**...that's probably my best professio