Joe Bastardi Forecasts Irene To Be A Top Mid Atlantic Hurricane (More Westerly Track?)

Weather Bell ^ | August 25, 2011 | WeatherBell Admin

[Rational Thought]

WeatherBELL Analytics Meteorologist Joe Bastardi predicts Irene to be a cross between Hazel and the Mid Atlantic Hurricane of 1821. This will make Irene a top three hurricane since 1800.

[Rational Thought]

Track (prediction) map at the link.

[ilovesarah2012]

Will be interesting to see how closely Irene follows the computer models.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I watch the other weather channel with Peter Prickilini.

[Hatteras]

The Jim Cantore Watch is now focused on Cape Cod...

[Wilum]

Hazel! I remember Hazel when we got hit with 1t in Utica, NY 1954. Really made a mess.

[Thane_Banquo]

His cousin is Dick Doucherelli.

[Sacajaweau]

Wait and sea....OMG...a spelling error pun!!!

if it can get on land earlier and lose some steam, it may just start to fizzle as it heads north.

[Truth29]

That is a fairly alarming wind forecast. It shows maximum wind velocities of 80 - 100 mph for a band from about the NC/SC border up through Washington, DC West and points north; higher closer to the coast. I don't think people are looking a this type of forecast and are just looking at the main storm track and thinking they will be missed.

[Arm_Bears]

I didn’t think it possible, but that site loads slower than FR.

[Rational Thought]

Agreed, and Bastardi is more often right than wrong.

What does this track mean for a storm surge for NYC?

[Truth29]

"What does this track mean for a storm surge for NY"

A lot of that depends on when Irene crosses Long Island. I have seen speculation that if it comes in near high tide there could be very serious flooding.

[liberateUS]

"The Jim Cantore Watch is now focused on Cape Cod..."

[liberateUS]

"The Jim Cantore Watch is now focused on Cape Cod..."

[liberateUS]

"The Jim Cantore Watch is now focused on Cape Cod..."

The Cantor-gasm erupts on Cape Cod!!!

[painter]

Agreed, and Bastardi is more often right than wrong.

Sean has been having him on everyday for updates.That guy knows his stuff.

[Cyber Liberty]

Joe has been the official Weatherman at the Liberty household ever since he advised people in the track of Katrina to “Run for your lives” (he was at Accuwheather then).

[Hojczyk]

It is the flooding that will do the damage....except along the coast

[Red Boots]

The Jim Cantore Watch is now focused on Cape Cod...

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I’ve been following the professional chatter on americanwx.com. They have been talking about a major downgrade for a day or two now. They said that you’d know the final nail in the coffin of the storm would be when Cantore showed up on Cape Cod... just sayin.

[Sacajaweau]

Guess what (I think)....we just had a 3.4 earthquake in the adirondacks here in NYS...We’ve had them there before.

[Charles Martel]

I like Joe's graphics. He must be channeling the late Nash Roberts - who did so much with colored chalk and later, dry-erase boards and markers.