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Tropical Hurricane Dorian

I think we have an obvious agreement here on the 12Z models. The FV3 is out to lunch and this thing is going to miss most Hispaniola's steep terrain. Let's see if the Euro sits with the GFS or the others.
 
Euro is going to be really interesting. All the models except the FV3 have it hitting lower FL now and going across into the Gulf.
 
The spike in the T values definitely indicate that it's intensifying and a lot faster than what many expected. The outflow is becoming more organized but I think some dry air is still mixing in.

Looks like it’s getting sheared by the increasing westerly flow. TBH the next twelve hours will determine if there is actually anything to track.
 
Looks like it’s getting sheared by the increasing westerly flow. TBH the next twelve hours will determine if there is actually anything to track.
Yeah it's struggling with that shear for sure, but at the same time it seems like it doesn't want to die. Probably not going to strengthen much more today and likely could weaken a little.
 
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Watch the westward shift with that weakness/ULL in the gulf. Seeing shades of Irma.

And the Euro also has the Atlantic ridge building in quick, the two combined may in fact cause it to make a sharp left hand turn in the next couple of frames... wouldn't that be crazy, go north of the islands then left through the GOM, like it's driving around the land.
 
Reminds me of Jeanne and frances to some degree. Feeling ok for now up here in NC as this one doesnt seem to have an out up the coast as of right now.
Agreed... I think it's either into the shredder or if it misses the high pushes it back west
 
12Z Euro coming towards SE US further north and much stronger as of 102/108.
So the high that looked to push it west is breaking down fairly quick on the Euro? I'm only out to 96 on the Euro and being impatient lol

Nope.... what there is of a TC is going west

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So the high that looked to push it west is breaking down fairly quick on the Euro? I'm only out to 96 on the Euro and being impatient lol

Not really. Actually, high is a tad stronger. I'm basing that on the position being slightly further N than the 0Z. But let's see if it makes a sharper left turn. If so, it won't come into FL further north.
 
Not really. Actually, high is a tad stronger. I'm basing that on the position being slightly further N than the 0Z. But let's see if it makes a sharper left turn. If so, it won't come into FL further north.
Yeah I just edited my post, looks like a left hook incoming because that high is stout
 
Based off the 24 hour slides I "think" the Euro doesn't interact with the shredder much either. It's a little stronger but still looks like a tropical storm. Now let's see where it goes.
 
The real question: is the Euro catching up with the rest of the models and tomorrow will go to the gulf? Or will the rest see some weakness in the high and come back to the east coast? Stay tuned to days of our lives.......
 
Talk about threading the needle.

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Is it just me or does anyone else think that the friction of this thing blowing against the mountain range can cause it to wobble right, between the 2 islands? Looks like simple physics to me, but maybe that's too simple of an explanation.
 

The 12Z Euro's relatively weak storm would be great news but I don't believe it because:
- The model has shear all around it under 10 knots the prior 48 hours
- The model has dewpoints of 77+ F all around it for the 48 hours leading to landfall
- It is traveling over SSTs that are very warm and OHC that is high for the prior 48 hours
- Other than flat northern Bahamas, which never have much effect, there's no land interaction the prior 48 hours. It had only grazed E Hispaniola 72 hours earlier.
- There's a high to the north, which if anything is normally conducive to strengthening for a TC traveling underneath it to the W or NW
- It is still pretty small then per the model making it easier to strengthen
- It is moving too quickly to result in much weakening from upwelling
 
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If there's anything model watching will teach you, its that you never really know for sure what's gonna happen. (ESPECIALLY at this range)
 
Dorian could actually end up being a GA/SC threat... Wouldn't it be something if it was to make landfall in the "curve" area of GA. Not many storms hit that area.
 
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