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Tropical Hurricane Dorian

HR48 its def a bit south vs yesterdays 12z run...about the same speed, maybe slightly faster?
 
12Z Euro as of 78 tells me very good chance it will be a bit E of 0Z run off GA/Carolinas but let’s see.
 
actually looks like a north turn at 72 to me (but slowly), want to see another frame before deciding on either side here...

edit: the opening for OTS is there though.
 
Thinking OTS based off hr 96 and further east than yesterday's 12z and the previous 0z but we will see.

So the GFS suite said nah nvm and scooted closer to the coast, hurricane models shifted well west, but the EURO actually goes east so far.
 
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confessing total confusion on this whole thing ... except one thing is for certain, this storm is not conducive to sleep and/or a rational thought process (invert them and you end up in the same place ... LOL) ... :oops:
 
Would think good news for Florida and the way the Euro is trending hopefully GA/SC. Maybe OBX has to deal with it but it keeps ticking east. Only wrinkle I could see is if it starts ticking north sooner in the Bahamas instead of taking 48 hours to rot. But we won't know that until Monday/Tuesday.

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Precip FWIW. But one consistent with modeling of Dorian is that day 4-5 model progs haven't verified.

I had a couple of friends fly up from Melbourne. They are super ticked to say the least.

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Would think good news for Florida and the way the Euro is trending hopefully GA/SC. Maybe OBX has to deal with it but it keeps ticking east. Only wrinkle I could see is if it starts ticking north sooner in the Bahamas instead of taking 48 hours to rot. But we won't know that until Monday/Tuesday.

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Yeah I said not shifts east but was solely focused on NC, it has definitely trended more offshore from Fl, Ga and even SC...just takes more of a N path towards us before it turns.
 
Euro is furthest East at the 12z, which although is the ideal solution, seems reality may lie between the tight scrape of the GFS and the gracious miss of the Euro.
 
Yeah I said not shifts east but was solely focused on NC, it has definitely trended more offshore from Fl, Ga and even SC...just takes more of a N path towards us before it turns.

I think an earlier move N on the Euro while in the Bahamas could scare the SE coast. Though, Dorian sure has done a good job missing land...first Hispaniola, then PR then FL and now maybe NC/SC coast.
 
Might just be staying offshore, but still too close for comfort for FL to NC. Would not take much for it to hit somewhere if the models are too far east just a bit.
 
I think an earlier move N on the Euro while in the Bahamas could scare the SE coast. Though, Dorian sure has done a good job missing land...first Hispaniola, then PR then FL and now maybe NC/SC coast.

Timing is key, 12 hrs one way or the other is the difference between a Floyd track thru NC or 100 miles off Hatteras....and c the chances the models have it all right in the 4-5 day range now is silly its gonna move around some we wont be sure till Monday or so, if the models all have it offshore then I will feel better about a miss.
 
I think everyone in the SC and NC need to prepare for Coast hugger due to friction. Also if tough slow down even a little bit game on. It’s always best to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
 
Yeah I said not shifts east but was solely focused on NC, it has definitely trended more offshore from Fl, Ga and even SC...just takes more of a N path towards us before it turns.

Am i wrong in thinking that if the euro didnt stall for so long in the Bahamas that the turn east would be further north because the ridge to his east wouldnt have broken down yet?

A faster Dorian gets north before it erodes?
 
Mixed signals from the Euro. First 48 hrs seems to make LF more likely. The stop on a dime, 90 degree turn makes it less likely through the end of the run.

That stop, 90 degree turn is hard for me to believe. Too many variables have to line up just perfectly for that to happen. Seems a more NW drift closer to the FL coast would be more likely than the stall and pivot.
 
the only thing missing here is a loop de loop that no model even suggests ... would fit right into this Warhol canvas ...
 
Mixed signals from the Euro. First 48 hrs seems to make LF more likely. The stop on a dime, 90 degree turn makes it less likely through the end of the run.

That stop, 90 degree turn is hard for me to believe. Too many variables have to line up just perfectly for that to happen. Seems a more NW drift closer to the FL coast would be more likely than the stall and pivot.

Oh it can happen. Remember dennis 1999?
 
Mixed signals from the Euro. First 48 hrs seems to make LF more likely. The stop on a dime, 90 degree turn makes it less likely through the end of the run.

That stop, 90 degree turn is hard for me to believe. Too many variables have to line up just perfectly for that to happen. Seems a more NW drift closer to the FL coast would be more likely than the stall and pivot.
To your point.......yep, Florence was gonna turn left and go to Charleston. We all know how that turned out.
 
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Let’s see who wins. Euro would destroy Grand Bahama and GFS would be bad but is just north.

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Honestly, I think now is the time frame to pay attention to Short range models such and NAM and also HWFI and HMON.
 
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Oh it can happen. Remember dennis 1999?

I don't think the fact that it CAN happen is in question. It's how likely is it happen? The fact that it has been 20 years since Dennis kinds argues it doesn't happen very often. The slower drift towards the FL coast most other models are showing DOES happen quite frequently.
 
EPS is east of 0z and almost all members stay offshore, close call and gonna scare some folks but as of now offshore. I don't think it's coming back west, models seem locked in imho
I don’t think we will any major jumps over 100mi. If we’re going to get a different solution It probably will be over gradual ticks.
 
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