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What a dreadful lull this has been. Just dreadful.

I'm furious with Adam and Jorge. They've not been very supportive during these hard times-- despite my practically begging for the tiniest scraps. :(

We're almost into October. It's do or die-- or I'm going to have to fly to Oz and chase among the kangaroos to get any real action this year.

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What a dreadful lull this has been. Just dreadful.

I'm furious with Adam and Jorge. They've not been very supportive during these hard times-- despite my practically begging for the tiniest scraps. :(

We're almost into October. It's do or die-- or I'm going to have to fly to Oz and chase among the kangaroos to get any real action this year.

October 10th plus. It actually looks good ... hopefully steering currents cooperate.

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OK, cool. Any details to share-- Re: why you think this or where we might be looking?

Favorable high amplitude MJO wave entering phase 8 early Oct, plus some favorable low level westerly anomalies in the EPac...if we can time it right with all that energy forecasted to crash the SW USA coast, we can get a recurving storm in this basin. After that, we might see the table set for some SW caribbean action.

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Favorable high amplitude MJO wave entering phase 8 early Oct, plus some favorable low level westerly anomalies in the EPac...if we can time it right with all that energy forecasted to crash the SW USA coast, we can get a recurving storm in this basin. After that, we might see the table set for some SW caribbean action.

OK, cool. Thx. :)

I think I'll do a post about October EPAC landfalls tonight. That's always a heartwarmin' topic. :wub:

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With the global models showing a really active, "Mexican" pattern in the EPAC over the next 10 days-- while simultaneously looking mega-lame on the NATL side-- I'm really pinning the remainder of my 2011 hopes on a landfall on the W coast of MX in the next two weeks.

There's a do-or-die feeling-- that this upcoming EPAC burst might be the last chance to catch a good landfalling cyclone in the N Hemisphere this season. So I suppose my optimism is driven slightly by desperation.

There-- I said it. I think it's important to share your inner fears. :sun:

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With the global models showing a really active, "Mexican" pattern in the EPAC over the next 10 days-- while simultaneously looking mega-lame on the NATL side-- I'm really pinning the remainder of my 2011 hopes on a landfall on the W coast of MX in the next two weeks.

There's a do-or-die feeling-- that this upcoming EPAC burst might be the last chance to catch a good landfalling cyclone in the N Hemisphere this season. So I suppose my optimism is driven slightly by desperation.

There-- I said it. I think it's important to share your inner fears. :sun:

I'm excited about the EPAC next week, but I wouldn't rule out a SW Caribbean storm quite yet, either. We're going to have a solid 10-14 day period of favorable conditions in the Atlantic, though part of that will be eaten up by the stupid STS next week.

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Potential for an EPac MX landfall soon is very high, and I'm pretty confident about it ... we'll just have to wait a bit more to see how the cyclone-trough interaction goes. Like I said to Josh before, troughs are a double edged sword, since they can enhance or shear a storm markedly

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TD 10E has formed. The forecast track is solid, suggesting a landfall near Manzanillo around Tuesday. The official intensity forecast peaks at 55 kt, which seems vaguely in line with the SHIPS. However, some of the other models are way more aggro, including the pornographic HWRF, which has it at 120 kt and still strengthening as it approaches the coast on Day 5. (Whoa. :sun:)

It's just a first forecast. Overall, I'll say it shows a sh*tload of potential-- and it certainly justifies some Code Yellow tingles:

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The new (2 am PDT) forecast brings a hurricane ashore near Manzanillo on Tuesday-- the first explicit forecast of a hurricane landfall on this side this season. The recurve is a little sharper and a little to the right of the previous forecast-- a trend which may continue-- suggesting that the landfall might even happen on Monday.

The selection of flights from LAX to ZLO isn't so hawt-- but they're wicked cheap and plentiful to GDL and PVR:

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The new (2 am PDT) forecast brings a hurricane ashore near Manzanillo on Tuesday-- the first explicit forecast of a hurricane landfall on this side this season. The recurve is a little sharper and a little to the right of the previous forecast-- a trend which may continue-- suggesting that the landfall might even happen on Monday.

The selection of flights from LAX to ZLO isn't so hawt-- but they're wicked cheap and plentiful to GDL and PVR:

What's your intensity threshold for chasing one of these bad boys in MX? (I'm sure you wouldn't have gone to MX for a Don, or would you?:P)

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What's your intensity threshold for chasing one of these bad boys in MX? (I'm sure you wouldn't have gone to MX for a Don, or would you?:P)

The current forecast-- showing a strengthening Cat 2 approaching the coast-- is enough for me to pull the trigger. I will by tomorrow morning if these kinds of forecasts persist.

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Total hawtness with the latest forecast.

I especially love the track. While something accelerating to the NE sucks in the NATL, it's pure awesomeness on this side-- it means a straight, predictable path right up to landfall. Intense tingles. Very close to pulling the trigger on this:

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The key is intensity. If Jova rapidly intensifies, it could be a Category 4 hurricane approaching Mexico.

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I know this is so mega-weenie of me, but Jova's forecast track has a totally Kenna-esque vibe to it. Very October-ish:

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Not trying to call out a track here, but on that projection it wouldn't take much for that to go right into Puerto Vallarta.

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