While I’m the first to say the similarities can be seen, let’s remember that Michael literally had everything possible going for it on its approach to the coast. That RI cycle started at just the right time so that it hit max strength right at the moment of its landfall… something that I can only recall happening 3 times in my lifetime (Hugo going into SC, Andrew going into south Florida, and then Michael)
And how many times have we seen storms in the Gulf blow up rapidly the last few years?I don’t want to say I told you so or count the chickens before they hatch, but it was forecasted to move over the warmest waters in the Caribbean Sea and going into a scorching GOM this is not very surprising seeing this rapid organization. A stronger storm also favors more western movement. Even I got to admit I didn’t think it was going through look this food this fast. This definitely has a shot to be a good bit stronger than even I originally thought.
Definitely an overall trend west with the clusters, however those far west outliers are beginning to correct east a bit. Certainly looks like to me that New Orleans to Big Bend might be the area to watch
I thinks that’s more of a reaction to Idalia being a stronger storm and interfering with the steering that would carry Franklin away. Another thing I’m noticing is that the Euro has the center of Idalia in almost the same spot two days from now that it appears to be organizing in now…it doesn’t seem to be in an area that it would just sit and spin for a couple daysHMMMM something very wierd going on with Franklin and Odalia on the Euro. They are clearly interacting now as Franklin
Here is 12Ztoday
12Z yesterday Instead of zooming away NNE Franklin is interacting with Odalia and crawling ese. I would imagine nothing is set on Odalia yet.
Definitely an overall trend west with the clusters, however those far west outliers are beginning to correct east a bit. Certainly looks like to me that New Orleans to Big Bend might be the area to watch
Ok if that were to happen then what’s next. Does another trough come in to carry it away or does a ridge build in to its north and steer back into the southeast coastThey are clearly interacting on the Euro. Yes, thats Odalia moving south well SW of Bermuda
At least we have fun things to trackI thinks that’s more of a reaction to Idalia being a stronger storm and interfering with the steering that would carry Franklin away. Another thing I’m noticing is that the Euro has the center of Idalia in almost the same spot two days from now that it appears to be organizing in now…it doesn’t seem to be in an area that it would just sit and spin for a couple days
This solution is so wierd i have no ideaOk if that were to happen then what’s next. Does another trough come in to carry it away or does a ridge build in to its north and steer back into the southeast coast
Yeah I mean the only Gulf storm that I have ever seen do that loop around and come back to the west was Ivan in 2004… that however was a remnant low that held back when a trough pulled away.., it moved slowly around a ridge of high pressure and redeveloped into a tropical storm a week later back in the Gulf. This would still be a fairly intact though significantly weakened TC.This solution is so wierd i have no idea
I think the EURO has the general right idea on the track though I could definitely see it correcting to the west a bit going forward especially now that we have defined center. The bit question I have on it is it’s timing… I just don’t see why it’s holding the center in basically the same spot in two days as it is right now.Euro ends right over Bermuda but its safe to say its worth watching after FLA