Truemors
Upgraded to a Tropical Storm by National Hurricane Center - Fay
I will post the latest model images later today.
Hurricane expert Joe Bastardi @ accuweather.com's forecast (latest from 11am est today):
The forecast here is for the center to hug the north coast of Hispaniola into tomorrow then make the turn northwest and then north over the weekend, battering the Bahamas, sideswiping Florida and saving its most ominous possibilities for further north.
UPDATE (August 15, 2008) This will start to show up in the news and general public discussions over the weekend. I wanted to post this update for any of my East Coast viewers since I believe preparedness vs waiting until the last minute is the best approach. The East Coast is under an unusual threat for hurricanes this season and this is part of the overal weather pattern that is in place globally.
Latest from Accuweather's MetoMadman (Henry Margusity):
East Coast BIg Daddy Hurricane Possible Next Week
EURO HAS THE ULTIMATE DISASTER FOR THE EAST COAST, WHILE GFS HAS THE SOUTHEAST GETTING CRUSHED...
The system over Puerto Rico this morning, while not being classified as a TD yet, is probably a TD none-the-less, and will move through the Bahamas and along the Florida coast to a position off Jacksonville, Fla. by Wednesday. The storm will go through an intensification process late in the game and could become a significant hurricane for the Southeast or even as far north as New England. The Euro has the storm creeping up the coast and slamming NYC, Long Island and New England by August 24. The GFS takes the storm into the Southeast around Charleston late in the week. The DGEX takes the storm off the coast, but slams eastern New England Friday. So what does this all mean?
1. It's looking more likely that there will be a hurricane threat along the Eastern Seaboard from Florida to Maine next week.
2. The storm may become a significant hurricane that intensifies late in the game, meaning once it gets to Florida.
3. The two areas right now that look like they could get hit are the South Carolina/North Carolina coast and New England.
4. Major cities like Miami, Philly, New York City and Boston could be impacted by the storm.
What should people do? Those living along the coast from Florida to the Outer Banks of N.C. should be checking to into getting supplies now in case the hurricane comes their way. Folks in New Jersey and New England should just be aware that something is lurking and be ready to make hurricane preparations if needed.
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Old description from the 7th of August:
a public service announcement for all the east coast viewers. we will be entering a fairly active tropics season and the likelihood of one or two east coast hurricanes is higher this year than normal.
this is from the GFS weather model for August 23rd and it basically shows a hurricane that has tracked west off of africa then north-west and just off of the north carolina coast tracking north north-west at this point.
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