Hurricane Erin: 110 MPH - 958 mb - NW @ 7

[NJwx85]

Wow, naked swirl alert. The center is closed to getting exposed. No model had this getting sheared apart this badly.

[TheDreamTraveler]

Damn Erin looks like shit right now lol

 

 

[BarryStantonGBP]

1 hour ago, TheDreamTraveler said:

Damn Erin looks like shit right now lol

 

 

 

lopsided lmao erin just go to istanbul at this point

is she ever going to redeem herself from this crap or what

[Wannabehippie]

8:00 AM EDT Tue Aug 19
Location: 25.2°N 72.2°W
Moving: NW at 7 mph
Min pressure: 958 mb
Max sustained: 110 mph

https://olorin.tropicaltidbits.com/satimages/goes19_ir_05L_202508191212_lat24.5-lon-71.8.jpg

[BarryStantonGBP]

6 minutes ago, BarryStantonGBP said:

 

lopsided lmao erin just go to istanbul at this point

is she ever going to redeem herself from this crap or what

path looks familiar

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/05L_geps_latest.png

[NorthHillsWx]

I’ve gotta say I did not expect the system to get sheared apart to this degree. It looks like about 15-20kts of analyzed shear which certainly would be an inhibiting factor but shouldn’t be shredding it to the point that half the circulation is now exposed. There is no way this system is still a major and unless that shear relaxes it will continue to weaken because it does not look healthy at all. 
 

EDIT: I missed the 8 am where it was brought down to cat 2. 95 kts still seems generous based on satellite id wager it is closer to 85 kts at this time given 1/2 of the eye is now exposed 

[TimB]

23 hours ago, WestBabylonWeather said:

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[jconsor]

Hurricane Erin, despite weakening significantly in the past 24 hours, may have one more round of strengthening in its arsenal.  

With a fetch of tropical storm force winds extending out hundreds of miles into the ocean piling up water over three days of high tide cycles, water levels from NC to SE Virginia could rival levels during Dorian and Irene.  The Delmarva Peninsula to southern NJ could see a top 5 water level on record as well.

https://hurricanehacker.substack.com/p/too-close-for-comfort

[NorthHillsWx]

Recon had max FL winds of only around 85 kts we will see what this pass shows but man this thing is on life support as a cat 2 at the moment 

[NorthHillsWx]

Also- pressure up to 960

[cptcatz]

Interestingly 06z Euro initializes at 957 mb and still brings it down to 924 mb as it heads north of the Carolina coast...

[NorthHillsWx]

Second pass actually was less impressive than first. FL winds never surpassed 85 kts and pressure was a few ticks higher. This is a cat 1 

[NorthHillsWx]

2 minutes ago, cptcatz said:

Interestingly 06z Euro initializes at 957 mb and still brings it down to 924 mb as it heads north of the Carolina coast...

I am curious as well. Given the current state and broad expanding wind field I would be SHOCKED if this strengthened significantly. That being said pressure falls might occur without winds coming up terribly much given the broad circulation. I’d say at this point a borderline cat 3 would be the ceiling but I’d lean more towards a Isabel-like cat 2 

[eyewall]

18 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

I am curious as well. Given the current state and broad expanding wind field I would be SHOCKED if this strengthened significantly. That being said pressure falls might occur without winds coming up terribly much given the broad circulation. I’d say at this point a borderline cat 3 would be the ceiling but I’d lean more towards a Isabel-like cat 2 

It is fighting dry air on the north side too. I would think the intensity forecast will most certainly come down. 

[Wannabehippie]

Good image of Erin, plus the SAL behind it.

[WxWatcher007]

Erin has taken a real beating between the shear and drier air. Although the Euro tries to return Erin to some semblance of former glory, the HAFS bring down the pressure respectively, but the wind field expands without much in the way of significant intensification, to @NorthHillsWx's point.