Felix Explodes But Two Others Are Threatening
Felix is really something. It exploded. The only thing like it that I have seen is Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Yesterday it was just a measly little old 50 or so mph tropical storm. All of a sudden today it is Category 5! Its winds, already 165 mph, could go faster. Could it reach Category 6? This is my own category that I define as a tropical system with top winds of 180-225 mph. To date I have never seen or heard of a Category 6 storm, but there could be a first. Its biggest threats are to the same ones who had to put up with Dean, namely the Yucatan, Belize, mainland Mexico and perhaps Texas.
There are, however, two other storms that are of more importance to people in the US. There is a storm hanging off the coast of South Carolina. This reminds me of Gaston in 2004. The Canadian model shows it going out to sea, becoming a major hurricane, then turning back to the northwest, nicking Virginia and North Carolina, then smashing into the New York City area a little east of Manhattan. The GFS shows it meandering around and weak. Hope this doesn't turn into another Gaston.
The other one reminds me a lot of Dean. It is a storm in western Africa. For some time I have been following this storm. It gets off the coast, develops into a hurricane, and goes westward in the Atlantic. It strikes various positions on the East Coast. It has this GFS number, dating from the beginning of September:
47696897
It looks like an Atlantic storm, but it could go out to sea. Further, there is a train of other storms following this one. It probably will be named Gabrielle, that is, unless the storm off the South Carolina develops first, in which case this Africa storm will be Humberto. The latest run has it going to New York City, and some other runs have shown this. If it hits the Big Apple, the result could be an economic setback. How will the stock market operate if much of its stuff got sent out to sea in a storm surge?
Seems like the middle to late part of the month will be really active. And oh, yes, the Arctic ice is still melting, with the Marine Summer Solstice only a few days away (September 10).
There are, however, two other storms that are of more importance to people in the US. There is a storm hanging off the coast of South Carolina. This reminds me of Gaston in 2004. The Canadian model shows it going out to sea, becoming a major hurricane, then turning back to the northwest, nicking Virginia and North Carolina, then smashing into the New York City area a little east of Manhattan. The GFS shows it meandering around and weak. Hope this doesn't turn into another Gaston.
The other one reminds me a lot of Dean. It is a storm in western Africa. For some time I have been following this storm. It gets off the coast, develops into a hurricane, and goes westward in the Atlantic. It strikes various positions on the East Coast. It has this GFS number, dating from the beginning of September:
47696897
It looks like an Atlantic storm, but it could go out to sea. Further, there is a train of other storms following this one. It probably will be named Gabrielle, that is, unless the storm off the South Carolina develops first, in which case this Africa storm will be Humberto. The latest run has it going to New York City, and some other runs have shown this. If it hits the Big Apple, the result could be an economic setback. How will the stock market operate if much of its stuff got sent out to sea in a storm surge?
Seems like the middle to late part of the month will be really active. And oh, yes, the Arctic ice is still melting, with the Marine Summer Solstice only a few days away (September 10).
posted by Jim at 8:48 PM
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