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here, time sensitive though:

http://www.ssd.noaa....is-animated.gif

yeah that's a good animation, does look like it's south of the center...

that animation also captures decoupling of the center from main convection to the south today

but looks like it's starting to wrapping around more nicely in last IR views:

post-3106-0-99641500-1345586764_thumb.jp

(also re: Fujiwhara effect, I'm very roughly estimating that's at least 1500 nmile distance in the image above)

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yeah that's a good animation, does look like it's south of the center...

that animation also captures decoupling of the center from main convection to the south today

but looks like it's starting to wrapping around more nicely in last IR views:

post-3106-0-99641500-1345586764_thumb.jp

(also re: Fujiwhara effect, I'm very roughly estimating that's at least 1500 nmile distance in the image above)

You can figure it out precisely - it's 60 naut mi between longitude parallels.

You can use Pythagorean Theorem.

It's kind of moot though because FW is involved with well developed TCs

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You can figure it out precisely - it's 60 naut mi between longitude parallels.

You can use Pythagorean Theorem.

It's kind of moot though because FW is involved with well developed TCs

At the equator only... obviously less than 60 naut miles between longitude parallels at 15˚N where Isaac is.

Meanwhile, looking better and better... convection has wrapped to the north:

post-3106-0-27555400-1345592022_thumb.jp

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At the equator only... obviously less than 60 naut miles between longitude parallels at 15˚N where Isaac is.

Meanwhile, looking better and better... convection has wrapped to the north:

post-3106-0-27555400-1345592022_thumb.jp

Right, one can factor that in using one of the trig identities... The latitude is 60 regardless though -

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a) if it cranks up, it's actually going to go farther south because the upper level ridge is oriented differently than the low/mid-level ridge.

The Euro is so far away from all other models I have a hard time believing it, not impossible but for now I am in NHC's camp. the key is the strength. if it can stay a weak TS for the next 3 days, the Euro has a shot. Otherwise, hello Hispaniola and Cuba, then a strong TS or cat 1 hurricane hitting somewhere in FL.

THE NHC MODEL

GUIDANCE IS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT ON THIS EVOLVING SCENARIO WITH

THE ECMWF BEING THE LEFTMOST OF THE MODELS...AND THE GFDL AND HWRF

BEING THE RIGHTMOST OF THE MODELS. GIVEN THE RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY

OF THE GFS AND UKMET MODELS...MORE WEIGHT HAS BEEN PLACED ON THOSE

SOLUTIONS...ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY HAVE A STRONGER AND VERTICALLY

DEEPER CYCLONE DEPICTED IN THE MODELS.

I know little to nothing about cyclones, and stuff like this doesn't help.

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I know little to nothing about cyclones, and stuff like this doesn't help.

There certainly is a lot of information being thrown out there in that thread. It's tough to decipher a lot of it. Personally I am just monitoring the evolution of the models one way or another and what I've see is a general westerly trend in the GFS towards the Euro. I do thing the OP Euro is too far S & W with it's solution. I believe the Ensm mean is a bit further N & W. There may be some stronger southerly solutions that are skewing it a bit overall. If I had to choose a final landfall right now in the US, I'd go in the vicinity of Apalachee Bay, FL. It may clip the Keys as well.

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I know little to nothing about cyclones, and stuff like this doesn't help.

It's all about the timing of these things. Did you notice yesterday, when the convection disappeared and it weakened, it went NW for a few hours, then went back WSW after convection blew up last night? That's what my post was referring to. The other two posts are talking about the strength Fri-Sat-Sun.

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There certainly is a lot of information being thrown out there in that thread. It's tough to decipher a lot of it. Personally I am just monitoring the evolution of the models one way or another and what I've see is a general westerly trend in the GFS towards the Euro. I do thing the OP Euro is too far S & W with it's solution. I believe the Ensm mean is a bit further N & W. There may be some stronger southerly solutions that are skewing it a bit overall. If I had to choose a final landfall right now in the US, I'd go in the vicinity of Apalachee Bay, FL. It may clip the Keys as well.

It seems like everyone in the thread is trying to get the jump on everyone else by being the first to mention something or predict things one way or another. Not being a big tropical guy, I can't offer much but it does look like the ensembles (or model consensus) are leaning the way you're thinking. For no other reason than my gut says so, I'm leaning toward a so. peninsula hit and a recurve through the mid-atlantic.

In looking at the WV it does appear that the trough in the midwest is going to be playing the major steering role by the time it gets there. It'll be a matter of timing though...what gets where when.

One thing I've seen mentioned a couple of times is this might be a drought buster for the SE. That will be good for them, that's for sure!

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I know little to nothing about cyclones, and stuff like this doesn't help.

Well one thing is for sure..they've accomplished their mission of driving most of the hobbyists away from posting in the tropical threads. Notice there's only like 10 or so people who even post in those threads anymore. For some reason the tropical threads are untouchable, but the winter storm threads anything goes.. I have a feeling it has something to do with the relationship the board has with the folks from NHC, and there's probably been private discussions about those guys won't read/post here if there's folks posting that aren't tropical officienados.

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