Itstrainingtime Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 If this went up the west coast, wouldn't that put Orlando (and a whole bunch of tourists) in the dreaded RFQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy4Wx Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 1 minute ago, DCAlexandria said: This is starting to look like a significant NW jog Yeah...I am not see how this is going to run into Cuba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otown Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Would I be better off in Tallahassee or Jacksonville? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCAlexandria Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 1 minute ago, otown said: Would I be better off in Tallahassee or Jacksonville? Crapshoot at this point. My best guess is Tallahassee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCAlexandria Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 She is really looking better organized now http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters/11L/imagery/bd-animated.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DopplerWx Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 for those agonizing over the wobbles you can track the storm here with an overlay of the nhc track. it is right in line with the track atm. http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/storm.php?&basin=atlantic&sname=11L&invest=NO&zoom=4&img=1&vars=11111000000000000000000&loop=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, Crazy4Wx said: Yeah...I am not see how this is going to run into Cuba. The Euro has it modeled to run west for a while. It's done well with the track so far. These NW jogs so far haven't been a trend more than they have been just the standard wobbles of a strong hurricane. But enough of them to the NW would obviously lower the potential for impact with Cuba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCAlexandria Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, DopplerWx said: for those agonizing over the wobbles you can track the storm here with an overlay of the nhc track. it is right in line with the track atm. http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/storm.php?&basin=atlantic&sname=11L&invest=NO&zoom=4&img=1&vars=11111000000000000000000&loop=0 Cool link, though FWIW the last couple frames the eye is slightly north of that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, otown said: Would I be better off in Tallahassee or Jacksonville? Tallahassee, and it has nothing to do with the hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewave Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Just now, Cold Rain said: The Euro has it modeled to run west for a while. It's done well with the track so far. These NW jogs so far haven't been a trend more than they have been just the standard wobbles of a strong hurricane. But enough of them to the NW would obviously lower the potential for impact with Cuba. The 0z Euro kept the center just north of Cuba. But it has the southern eyewall running over the north coast cays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenavp Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, DCAlexandria said: Cool link, though FWIW the last couple frames the eye is slightly north of that line. What are you seeing that I'm not? I see a storm perfectly in line with the path with very slight meaningless wobbles along the way. Can you take a screenshot of the eye north of this line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbenedet Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 11 minutes ago, OUGrad05 said: There's some data to suggest that it'll avoid cuba, despite the Euro's better handle on this storm I really wouldn't be surprised if it manages to stay far enough away from Cuba to prevent significant disruption. I'm with you. Im starting to wonder if we see a more gradual turn NNW versus the hard right that was being advertised on guidance yesterday. The EPS and GEFS is hinting at this. The way she's moving faster than previous guidance the influence of the WAR holds on longer, but she begins to feel the weakness from the trough before she approaches the longitude of the northern Bahamas Could we see a track WNW to south of the northern Bahamas then turning NW with a LF near homestead then turning NNW near Naples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, kenavp said: What are you seeing that I'm not? I see a storm perfectly in line with the path with very slight meaningless wobbles along the way. Can you take a screenshot of the eye north of this line? It seems like it resumed more W or WNW motion the last 45 minutes. I did see a noticeable jog NW in the hour or so before that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwx85 Posted September 8, 2017 Author Share Posted September 8, 2017 I think Wilma might be a decent analog if you're trying to gauge impacts for Southeast Florida. This of course assumes that Irma comes ashore near Naples and not further East. Some other things to consider... Most of Southwest Florida is a giant swamp, which will help to mitigate the weakening process due to land interaction. After Hurricane Andrew 25 years ago, the building code was re-evaluated and most newer structures in that region of Florida are much better equipped at handling hurricane force winds, however, they are built more to take the winds coming in off the Ocean from the East, not out of the Southwest. This was one of the reasons why the damage from Wilma was greater than expected in this region. Irma is a very large hurricane with a very large wind field, and hurricane conditions will be felt far away from wherever the eyewall ultimately ends up. Tropical storm conditions may be felt as far away as the Florida Panhandle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrad08 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 8 minutes ago, DCAlexandria said: She is really looking better organized now http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters/11L/imagery/bd-animated.gif Still need the eye to clear out some and the new EW to contract similar to a figure skater when they bring their arms in to spin faster. My guess is this will happen in pretty short order and winds increase by the 2pm advisory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, SnowGoose69 said: It seems like it resumed more W or WNW motion the last 45 minutes. I did see a noticeable jog NW in the hour or so before that Overall in the last couple hours it has moved slightly west of NW. That continued trajectory would keep the eye offshore of Cuba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasiluvsnow Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Can anyone predict the storm surge of Irma and how many feet it will be ? I know that much depends on the track and I understand that with the rotation of the storm that when Irma hits the East side of the storm would get counter clockwise strong winds and then later as Irma continues up Florida to the North the backside of the storm and rotation would now surge on the West and back side of the storm------> do I have that correct ? Also I just watched the weather channel and they showed a chart for the predicted storm surge and they were saying max 6 to 9 foot surges on the West side of Florida and not much for Miami or the East side so Im confused ? A 6 to 9 foot surge would do tremendous damage but I read many pages back where mets on this thread were saying the surge could be 15 feet or higher , would the fact that Irma has been heading this way for days and had time to build up the surge effect the height of it , I would think yes . Does the weather channel have the potential max surge numbers wrong ?,,,,,,thoughts and answers appreciated . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 I have never seen a storm cover an entire state like Irma is going to do. This will be a very dangerous storm and I hope everyone already evacuated or will do so. It would be very stupid to ride this storm out. The hurricane expert on The Weather Channel thinks that the center will be near the west coast of Florida just like what the Euro shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbenedet Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 16 minutes ago, bluewave said: The 0z Euro kept the center just north of Cuba. But it has the southern eyewall running over the north coast cays. To my eye the 0z Euro is already a bit south of Irma's current position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forecasterjack Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Several hours post landfall and hurricane force wind gusts still span the entire width of the peninsula plus some according to the ECMWF. Stunning and terrifying https://weather.us/model-charts/euro/florida/gusts-3h-mph/20170911-0000z.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, Snow88 said: I have never seen a storm cover an entire state like Irma is going to do. Oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJO812 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Just now, JC-CT said: Oh. I mean the storm coming right up the middle of the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC-CT Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, Snow88 said: I mean the storm coming right up the middle of the state. I'm just going to let this one go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Papa Joe said: The further west it tracks, the more of the middle/upper keys will get over wash, but I expect the lower keys will get Gulf side flooding. For what over wash will do, google some 1935 Islamorada storm pics. Especially the ones with the train engine. ETA: Here is a pic from the wiki page on the '35 storm. Note that the damage was what happened after the reef mitigated the surge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_Labor_Day_hurricane Thanks. nice pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanskip Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, forecasterjack said: Several hours post landfall and hurricane force wind gusts still span the entire width of the peninsula plus some according to the ECMWF. Stunning and terrifying https://weather.us/model-charts/euro/florida/gusts-3h-mph/20170911-0000z.html Would love to see those maps as Irma progresses up the peninsula. Lots of confusion and contradictory info about how strong winds will be in the central and then northern part of the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forecasterjack Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Irma still struggling a bit with dry air in the inner eyewall. Likely downsloped off of the SE Cuban mountains. Unfortunately, that's likely to let up as the storm moves away from those mountains. Loop: https://weather.us/satellite/745-w-213-n/satellite-water-vapor-superhd-5min.html#play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy4Wx Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 She looks to be right on NHC track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akeem the African Dream Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, forecasterjack said: Several hours post landfall and hurricane force wind gusts still span the entire width of the peninsula plus some according to the ECMWF. Stunning and terrifying https://weather.us/model-charts/euro/florida/gusts-3h-mph/20170911-0000z.html Gust potential is probably being underestimated My about 10mph or so in some of the local HLS statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forecasterjack Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 1 minute ago, beanskip said: Would love to see those maps as Irma progresses up the peninsula. Lots of confusion and contradictory info about how strong winds will be in the central and then northern part of the state. Check 'em out yourself here: https://weather.us/model-charts/euro/florida/gusts-3h-mph/20170911-0000z.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upper Level LOL Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 I don't think it's wishcasting (not that any human should wish for this to bomb out and pose even more of a threat) to think that Irma could make landfall as a cat 5, even just briefly. That bath water between FL and Cuba and the lack of sheer in the environment is ridiculously conducive to RI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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