Tropical Major Hurricane Irma (Part 1)

[ForsythSnow]

So areas closer to the center in GA won't have the highest winds ?

Not when it's there it seems. The Euro was showing the worst winds far north of the center from what I saw.

 

[deltadog03]

This

Expanding wind field. Irma has to drop her energy somewhere.

right here!! Post of the night. Y’all look at the 850mb winds and colors super expand out once into GA this will have to release all of its energy.

 

[deltadog03]

Not when it's there it seems. The Euro was showing the worst winds far north of the center from what I saw.

We will have high winds if the models are right. Probably more so than NGA

 

[RollTide18]

Local met here was saying 60-70 mph gusts would be the worst case scenario and showed where the worst case scenario here would be Irma passing over the LaGrange/Columbus area. Would definitely be some Tree Damage and Power Outages in the area.

 

[GeorgiaGirl]

Definitely a west tweak but minor, I think any changes right now is just tweaking.

Edit: At 30 it actually seems like no change to me though.

 

[deltadog03]

well, hell....gfs is def. going to start trying to be a bit further west initially. through hr 30

 

[WeatherWatch]

I've looked over the Euro and GFS, both show TS force wind gusts and even weak hurricane force wind gusts. They both show those kind of winds particularly north and east of ATL.

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[Jackstraw]

I see they went back up to TS for southern Georgia

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Also no longer getting shredded once inland. Hangs around at the end. All signs the SW is weaker. I don't think we are done with surprises.

 

[$alt]

So uhm. The forecast office in Key West.. they're staying? Wow!

 

[Blue_Ridge_Escarpment]

well, hell....gfs is def. going to start trying to be a bit further west initially. through hr 30

Looks east to me through 30 compared to 18z

 

[deltadog03]

starting to turn at hr36

 

[Arcc]

Bombing out now at hr 30.

 

[deltadog03]

starting to turn at hr36. Atlantic ridge flexing more in from the EAST

 

[Meteorologist1999]

How does it look for Columbia,SC and Southern SC?

 

[whatalife]

So uhm. The forecast office in Key West.. they're staying? Wow!

Yeah! Just a little stupid...

 

[deltadog03]

steamrolling key west at hr 42...heading NW now

 

[Stormlover]

Why would the winds be higher east of Atlanta when it's forecast to track 50-60 miles west of Atlanta ? Looks like the track takes it over LaGrange and then NW into East AL.

elevation

 

[WeatherWatch]

Why would the winds be higher east of Atlanta when it's forecast to track 50-60 miles west of Atlanta ? Looks like the track takes it over LaGrange and then NW into East AL.

Because the highest winds will be on the eastern quadrant of low. If Irma gets even further west, mostly all of GA will experience TS force winds and even hurricane force winds.

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[$alt]

Yeah! Just a little stupid...

They should have let Miami take care of it.. whew.. IDK why.

 

[Xtreme Weather]

So far E of the 18z but still W of the 0z

 

[JLL1973]

Gonna be close to 18Z