Posted on 08/20/2011 3:39:54 PM PDT by janetjanet998
details will be coming out shortly
the storm looks HUGE area wise
all models say SE US to Gulf coast hit...the main factors will be Cuba and Hispaniola strength wise(if it can aviod these landmasses or only spend a short time over them)
Models show excellent upper air and ocean heat factors otherwise
Oh crap! There goes Barry’s economy again. Better fire up the money printing machines.
not on NHC website yet :)...but trust me..its in their inhouse products..oublic info will be coming out soon.
Recon just left the area after flying around the storm all afternoon..they found west winds which means a closed low...they skipped the tropical depression stage
looks like NHC will go with 50MPH to start...
if someone could post a satellite shot(forgot how) you can see the size of this thing
Potential good news for the drought sufferers from Texas Northeast...
also I should add puerto rico is in the corss hairs...major flooding likely there due to the shear size(will rain for a long time)..even if they don’t get high winds
Thanks but a wider shot would really show the size
We are praying for some rain from this storm.. Desperately,desperately need it!!!!! We are roasting !!!
A projected track that far east of Texas will draw down drier subsided air from the north. Which means low dew points and heat.
What we need is a large sloppy slow moving T.S to hit at about Brownsville, and then move NNW.
WTNT24 KNHC 202302
TCMAT4
TROPICAL STORM IRENE SPECIAL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011
2300 UTC SAT AUG 20 2011
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...VIEQUES AND CULEBRA.
THE GOVERNMENT OF CURACAO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR
SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS...AND ST. MAARTIN.
THE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF BARBADOS HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR DOMINICA.
THE GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR
BARBUDA...ST. KITTS...NEVIS...ANTIGUA...AND MONTSERRAT...
ANGUILLA...AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
Bush’s fault.....
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