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Tropical Major Hurricane Delta

Did anyone post a QPF map for the Carolinas and NE Georgia?

This is the 7 day QPF total.

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I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but if the eye goes over the Yucatán, there will be a little weakening, but keep in mind that it’s would going over pretty flat terrain and moving at steady speed so the weakening would not be as much as it would if it moved over Cuba. Also as it emerges into the Gulf, it should have a more expansive wind field than what we see now.
 
CAT 4 approaching CAT 5 and we still don’t have a cleared out eye? Hmmmm I haven’t seen a storm with no cleared out eye that is this strong .. very interesting .. would assume she has to pop one out here soon we can’t go CAT 5 with NO clear eye right?

Wilma.
 
Oh my



FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 06/2100Z 18.9N 84.1W 125 KT 145 MPH
12H 07/0600Z 20.2N 86.1W 135 KT 155 MPH
24H 07/1800Z 21.8N 88.8W 105 KT 120 MPH
36H 08/0600Z 23.0N 91.1W 110 KT 125 MPH
48H 08/1800Z 24.4N 92.6W 115 KT 130 MPH
60H 09/0600Z 25.9N 93.2W 115 KT 130 MPH
72H 09/1800Z 28.0N 92.9W 110 KT 125 MPH
96H 10/1800Z 32.4N 90.9W 55 KT 65 MPH...INLAND
 
Besides Michael, has there been another storm that has undergone such rapid intensification?
 
Really thought that it would start to weaken as it approached the coast.... Maybe not
SD, I am not so sure this barely makes it on shore. I think this might just scrap the NE side.
 
Besides Michael, has there been another storm that has undergone such rapid intensification?
From what I’ve read, Wilma is the best analog to this storm, and intensified really quickly from a storm, to a Cat 5. Though this one was the fastest from depression to Cat 4.
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Looks like this might have a shot at making landfall as a cat 5 in the Yucatan.
 
Delta looks to be moving more NW than WNW. That's gonna be a game changer of the track if it misses the land
 
Is there any signs of a possible EWRC occurring? Levi kinda hinted at the possibility in his most recent video.

NHC didn't note any outer eyewalls as the last recon left but I'm betting on the very small 5nm eye collapsed.
First initial pass of new recon NW and SE quads show only 90 to 95kt flight level winds...and a 962mb plot (from TT)
 
Wow. But I guess that is what can happen when we get a hurricane the size of a thunderstorm haha

Yeah much more likely to have extreme swings as we saw the other way already

Oddly the NW quad seems to be the strongest that still supports at least 95-100
 
Gamma basically dealt Delta a blow by giving it stale water ... ?
I don’t think so gammas life was in the souther gulf region .. Delta is sitting in the best part of the whole Atlantic basin in regards to warm waters and potential for rapid intensification ... shear and mid level dry air factors are at play for deltas delay in ... boom moment (even though it has boomed I consider the boom moment once that eye clears out and starts putting on a show)
 
I don’t think so gammas life was in the souther gulf region .. Delta is sitting in the best part of the whole Atlantic basin in regards to warm waters and potential for rapid intensification ... shear and mid level dry air factors are at play for deltas delay in ... boom moment (even though it has boomed I consider the boom moment once that eye clears out and starts putting on a show)
I also believe overnight will fix those issues and she should have that boom moment at last ... if not before the Yucatán 100% once she settles in the gulf
 
Down to 130


SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.5N 85.1W
ABOUT 135 MI...220 KM ESE OF COZUMEL MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 INCHES

Surveillance
data from the NOAA G-IV aircraft suggest that Delta's circulation
does not extend as markedly into the upper troposphere as one would
expect for a major hurricane.
 
Watching Delta go from potentially a CAT 5 super hurricane to this is disappointing tbh. Don't wish harm on anyone in it's path but I was hoping to see it's full, explosive potential. Now I'm not that interested at all anymore smh. Maybe it'll restrengthen, but still. The original thrill is gone. Hope someone can relate haha
 
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