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Tropical Tropical Storm Milton

Im worried about the angle it comes it. It could push into already devastated areas I land as well the already beaten coast.
Yeah the 12z GFS would be a hit near Tampa at a 90’ angle. That area experienced a significant storm surge last week from Helene moving parallel to the coast.
 
12Z UK: between Naples and Ft Myers Wed (similar timing to GFS/Icon and much faster than CMC), which is N of 0Z’s S of Naples but is still way S of GFS’ just N of Tampa and a little S of Icon/CMC Pt Charlotte; remains furthest S of these 4; reminder: UK was furthest SE for Ian several days out and did best fwiw:

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 92L ANALYSED POSITION : 21.9N 95.2W

ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL922024

LEAD CENTRAL MAXIMUM WIND
VERIFYING TIME TIME POSITION PRESSURE (MB) SPEED (KNOTS)
-------------- ---- -------- ------------- -------------
1200UTC 05.10.2024 0 21.9N 95.2W 1008 25
0000UTC 06.10.2024 12 22.7N 94.5W 1007 24
1200UTC 06.10.2024 24 23.3N 94.5W 1006 26
0000UTC 07.10.2024 36 22.8N 93.1W 1004 30
1200UTC 07.10.2024 48 21.9N 91.9W 1001 32
0000UTC 08.10.2024 60 22.3N 89.7W 998 30
1200UTC 08.10.2024 72 23.1N 87.4W 995 34
0000UTC 09.10.2024 84 24.5N 85.5W 993 38
1200UTC 09.10.2024 96 25.9N 82.8W 993 38
0000UTC 10.10.2024 108 27.9N 79.6W 994 52
1200UTC 10.10.2024 120 29.2N 75.9W 991 61
0000UTC 11.10.2024 132 29.5N 70.4W 995 50
1200UTC 11.10.2024 144 30.0N 64.5W 1003 43
0000UTC 12.10.2024 156 CEASED TRACKING
 
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The models are in full on catch-up mode w/ former 92L, now TD 14 (& soon-to-be Milton) here.

I think the reason for that has to do w/ the northerly low-level barrier jet that's on the western side of the circulation adjacent to the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains. This northerly low-level barrier jet helps spin-up cyclonic relative vorticity over TD-14's circulation, hastening the tropical cyclogenesis process.

That feature is not exactly easy for NWP models to resolve (because the terrain there over the Sierra Madre is smoothed out & they have insufficient vertical resolution).

Barrier Jet Example Milton 92L Oct 5 2024.png
 
I wouldn’t be shocked if model consensus nudges closer to Tampa here in a few cycles or so. The models are still playing catch up to organizational trends and a stronger storm is gonna get pulled further north by the more SWly flow aloft

Yeah I have a bad feeling about Tampa. This could be their nightmare scenario
 
Tropical Storm Milton Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142024
1225 PM CDT Sat Oct 05 2024

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM MILTON...
...FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AND BRING THE RISK OF LIFE-THREATENING
IMPACTS TO PORTIONS OF THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA NEXT WEEK...

Recent satellite wind data indicate that the depression has
strengthened into Tropical Storm Milton. The maximum sustained
winds are estimated to be 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts.


SUMMARY OF 1225 PM CDT...1725 UTC...INFORMATION
---------------------------------------------------
LOCATION...22.3N 95.3W
ABOUT 220 MI...355 KM NNE OF VERACRUZ MEXICO
ABOUT 365 MI...590 KM WNW OF PROGRESO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES

$$
Forecaster Brown/Kelly
 
12Z UK: between Naples and Ft Myers Wed (similar timing to GFS/Icon and much faster than CMC), which is N of 0Z’s S of Naples but is still way S of GFS’ just N of Tampa and a little S of Icon/CMC Pt Charlotte; remains furthest S of these 4; reminder: UK was furthest SE for Ian several days out and did best fwiw:

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 92L ANALYSED POSITION : 21.9N 95.2W

ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL922024

LEAD CENTRAL MAXIMUM WIND
VERIFYING TIME TIME POSITION PRESSURE (MB) SPEED (KNOTS)
-------------- ---- -------- ------------- -------------
1200UTC 05.10.2024 0 21.9N 95.2W 1008 25
0000UTC 06.10.2024 12 22.7N 94.5W 1007 24
1200UTC 06.10.2024 24 23.3N 94.5W 1006 26
0000UTC 07.10.2024 36 22.8N 93.1W 1004 30
1200UTC 07.10.2024 48 21.9N 91.9W 1001 32
0000UTC 08.10.2024 60 22.3N 89.7W 998 30
1200UTC 08.10.2024 72 23.1N 87.4W 995 34
0000UTC 09.10.2024 84 24.5N 85.5W 993 38
1200UTC 09.10.2024 96 25.9N 82.8W 993 38
0000UTC 10.10.2024 108 27.9N 79.6W 994 52
1200UTC 10.10.2024 120 29.2N 75.9W 991 61
0000UTC 11.10.2024 132 29.5N 70.4W 995 50
1200UTC 11.10.2024 144 30.0N 64.5W 1003 43
0000UTC 12.10.2024 156 CEASED TRACKING
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12Z Euro: a bit stronger (970s) and furthest N of all Euro runs so far (near GFS) with it just N of Tampa Wed evening (a bit slower than 0Z’s Pt Charlotte)

Summary of 5 at 12Z: all Wed except CMC Fri

GFS/Euro just N of Tampa
Icon/CMC Pt Charlotte
UK between Ft Myers and Naples
 
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