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[Sunday] – Hurricane Maria Could Bring Hazardous Weather to the U.S. Coast from NC to Mid-Atlantic States
Latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center on Hurricane Maria
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Levi, this morning’s sounding at Birmingham was showing PWAT readings in the 1.1″ region so we’ll have plenty of dry air to feed Maria. The ULL in the Gulf has been mostly stationary with a large area of thunderstorms just off the Panhandle. It just won’t move even 50 miles north, and we could use some rain. The last significant rainfall was from Irma, and it’s been above 90 every day from two days after Irma until now. With the TS wind field radius out to 260 miles, it’s hard to imagine won’t see some impacts in the Outer Banks, I just hope this drift to the west stops and the hard right comes as forecast.
Regards, Jim
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Looking at some of the model tracks…might still be “iffy” for another day/36 hr…could come closer to shore than current dart board score shows.. Keep watching and prep’ing.
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Regards, Jim
Oh you ignored little Lee. Can’t a little storm get any respect?
LOL. Maybe Levi knows the answer to these question. I haven’t been able to find them.
1. What is the record for the number of times a storm has been declassified and then come back again? How about how many have ever come back as a cat 3?
2. What’s record for the smallest cat 2 hurricane? I don’t recall one smaller than Little Lee.
Regards, Jim
Hi Levi, I am hearing discussions about possible development under Cuba and drifting over Florida. Any substance to that?
I’m interested in that as well. Thanks, Levi.
I’m sure Levi will have an update if the blob over Cuba looks like it could be a problem. Just my uneducated guess, but the low that’s going to form will be very weak. It does have the possibility of becoming a tropical depression for a day or two as it moves up the east coast of Florida. It really can’t get very far north because of strong ridge over the northern half of the country so it will turn west, probably over north central Florida. It should then cross Florida and get out into the Gulf as an open wave. The only real issue for Florida is rain but this doesn’t look like an excessive rain producer. The ECMWF wants to keep it offshore. I’d like to see it get a little further north so we could get some rain in south Alabama. Unfortunately, my guess is the ECMWF is right and it will stay offshore until dissipating in the western Gulf.
I’m sure Levi will correct whatever I’ve gotten wrong
Regards, Jim