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  1. olafminesaw
    Black River looks to bear the brunt of the right eyewall. Population 4,261. Looks to me like more of a local residential area with not as many resorts
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    That's my concern. There are tons of homes scattered among the hills if you look on satellite, that aren't marked as towns on the map
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    Dorian gives some hope, because a lot of the structures are similar: solid cinder block construction. The concern is the roofs blowing off.
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    Treasure Beach may take the brunt of the surge
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    Jaw on floor
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    The next recon should make another pass in an hour or so
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    Thank you! Glad Kevin was able to grab an image. Yeah, Melissa's core has been one of the most resilient I can remember since perhaps Dorian and Irma at such a high intensity. It's one of the biggest gaps in weather forecasting, we don't really have any good metrics for predicting ERCs. The hurricane models actually usually do a pretty good job and were spot on in predicting a stable eye through landfall once it reached cat 4 strength
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    That pressure gradient is insane. Reading 992 MB at this point
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    I mean per the 5 pm track, it could track within (to the West side) the cone and the center could still miss landfall West of the island, so per the NHC it is well within the realm of possibility
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    Recon has taken off, should get some more data in a couple hours
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    Of course not, I just mean totals are a 4 standard deviation instead of a 5 standard deviation event, or whatever.
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    Lots of parallels to Helene in western NC from a flooding standpoint. Somewhat similar topograph/rainfall amounts/duration. Jamaica can probably handle it a little better with heavy rainfall from tropical systems being much more common in that part of the world
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    Definitely making the turn
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    Pressure still dropping
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    In fact, too soon to say but that may be starting now. Westward progress halted the last few frames and wobbled South
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    Yeah, I think a landfall somewhere between Savanna La Mar and Black River. The island is narrower the further West it gets, which could help it maintain intensity/structure as it crosses, upping the potential impact to Cuba
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    The only one I could find that made a sharp turn was Mitch, didn't seem to significantly weaken when making the turn, but did weaken gradually not too long after. Matthew maintained Cat 4 strength well after the turn, but did weaken slightly
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    The wind field seems to be expanding a bit per recon
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    Could be the start of an EWRC
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    Could be a little bit of upwelling too. She's been crawling along
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    Hard to believe it's nearly 3 days from landfall based on that radar image. For context, Jamaica is about the size of Connecticut
  24. olafminesaw
    Heavy bands of rain starting to hit Jamaica
  25. olafminesaw
    No doubt that the Euro has outperformed the GFS on this one, with the NHC being remarkably consistent
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