Possible east coast hurricane this weekend

[niss]

Here is a link to a good loop of the developing storm:

Sat pic of "Gabrielle"

I will check model runs this afternoon and post if there's anything interesting.

[niss]

Japanese model -- the gradient at the coast seems underdone:

[niss]

Most recent Wavewatch model (showing wind speeds and directions)

Hitting the NC coast:



Carrying 50-60 knot winds up the coast to New Jersey

[EHoffman]

This is pretty hilarious that you quote Accuwx (which is awful) and then quote models that are not programmed to be able to handle tropical storms.

[niss]

Sorry, I don't speak condescending retardation.

Give your credentials, explain why you call AccuWx "awful" (which is completely incorrect with regards to certain forecasters and hurricanes), and then maybe we can have an intelligent, non-condescending discussion. If you read the whole thread (assuming you can read), you'll see at the top that I explained that it's been 20 years since I've been involved in the field.

I studied meteorology with a guy named Eric Hoffman. Please tell me you're not him. He was a good guy.

Edit -- by the way, are you seriously contending that the Wavewatch model is not programmed to handle tropical storm forecasting?

[onthebutton]

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Sorry, I don't speak condescending retardation.

Give your credentials, explain why you call AccuWx "awful" (which is completely incorrect with regards to certain forecasters and hurricanes), and then maybe we can have an intelligent, non-condescending discussion. If you read the whole thread (assuming you can read), you'll see at the top that I explained that it's been 20 years since I've been involved in the field.

I studied meteorology with a guy named Eric Hoffman. Please tell me you're not him. He was a good guy.

Edit -- by the way, are you seriously contending that the Wavewatch model is not programmed to handle tropical storm forecasting?

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Oooo! Weatherman fight! Gogogogogo!

And, does anyone have any insight why this isn't hitting the news yet?

[4_2_it]

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Oooo! Weatherman fight! Gogogogogo!


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Am I the only one secretly hoping that one of them will use a trident?

[niss]

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And, does anyone have any insight why this isn't hitting the news yet?

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Probably because the effect on the big cities is very much up in the air. Most of the models though are showing a storm hitting either SC or NC and then moving north.

[niss]

GFDL model:

[bugstud]

this is why I almost went into meteorology