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Well, on the radio show last night, Scott mentioned that the Euro is phase happy...too early or something along those lines. I just have never seen the amazing consistency (landfall area)...it has wavered beyond 50-100 miles so far.

Have to wonder though if this is less a question of being phase happy and more a question of the strength of the blocking - I guess they are all related. I too am taken aback by how consistent the ECM has been.

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Have to wonder though if this is less a question of being phase happy and more a question of the strength of the blocking - I guess they are all related. I too am taken aback by how consistent the ECM has been.

i don't really ever watch TWC, but last night my wife had it on and i thought the guy did a great job explaining the blocking that was going on.

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Well, on the radio show last night, Scott mentioned that the Euro is phase happy...too early or something along those lines. I just have never seen the amazing consistency (landfall area)...it has wavered beyond 50-100 miles so far.

Part of this reason is that block. Basically euro is also saying it has nowhere to go, but back W. I still think it's too far s and w, but we'll see what today brings.

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amazing how you guys think the EURO is too far West and South but it has shown the same solution pretty much for 10-12 straight runs.....Delmarva Landfall

What's amazing is people are doing what they're supposed to be doing and trying to figure out why a model solution might be right or wrong instead of taking it verbatim.

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Ok, quick morning summary, please add to it:

00z ECMWF: Monday afternoon, 932mb, Wallops Is.

00z ECMWF ensemble mean: Monday evening, Central/Southern NJ

06z GFS: Tuesday morning, 952mb, western Long Island

06z GFS ensemble mean: Overnight Mon/Tue, Central NJ

06z HWRF: Late Monday evening, sub-930, Ocean City

06z GFDL: Monday noon, 933mb, just south of Wallops Is.

00z canadian: Maine

00z NOGAPS: southern NJ

06z NAM: kidding!

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Ok, quick morning summary, please add to it:

00z ECMWF: Monday afternoon, 932mb, Wallops Is.

00z ECMWF ensemble mean: Monday evening, Central/Southern NJ

06z GFS: Tuesday morning, 952mb, western Long Island

06z GFS ensemble mean: Overnight Mon/Tue, Central NJ

06z HWRF: Late Monday evening, sub-930, Ocean City

06z GFDL: Monday noon, 933mb, just south of Wallops Is.

00z canadian: Maine

00z NOGAPS: southern NJ

06z NAM: kidding!

Based on that summary, I'd say the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to about central NJ is the target. Maine and LI seem to be outliers. Isn't a cone stretching between those two points the typical level of uncertainty for a hurricane landfall forecast?

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Ok, quick morning summary, please add to it:

00z ECMWF: Monday afternoon, 932mb, Wallops Is.

00z ECMWF ensemble mean: Monday evening, Central/Southern NJ

06z GFS: Tuesday morning, 952mb, western Long Island

06z GFS ensemble mean: Overnight Mon/Tue, Central NJ

06z HWRF: Late Monday evening, sub-930, Ocean City

06z GFDL: Monday noon, 933mb, just south of Wallops Is.

00z canadian: Maine

00z NOGAPS: southern NJ

06z NAM: kidding!

I'd love to see a pinned post with this list updated as appropriate. Good stuff, thanks.

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The 8 am NHC advisory showed that Sandy decelerated further overnight. Sandy is now tracking NW at just 10 mph. Its slower forward motion is increasing the likelihood that it will be captured farther south. While the GFS/GFS ensembles can't be dismissed just yet and Sandy could still make landfall somewhere from the VA Capes to northern NJ, my guess is that the Delmarva to southern NJ offers the highest probability at this time.

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H2O agrees with Wes that a Euro track could have significant impacts to Wes's area and many others so if one doesn't want trees down and loss of power root for a NJ landfall.

And NE Balt Zen agrees and thinks the SW side of the storm will give a nice boost to owners of the world renowned Row Boats 'R Us franchises and sales would be up sharply in that event...

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H2O agrees with Wes that a Euro track could have significant impacts to Wes's area and many others so if one doesn't want trees down and loss of power root for a NJ landfall.

Given the size of the wind spread here, I'm not sure NJ will cut it to avoid that result, although it would be less. I'm thinking that a ACY-ish landfall with a western track will be unpleasant for the 95 corridor all around.

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Hey Scooter, Are you readjusting your landfall cone from up north to further south now?

As of this morning, I thought maybe ACY to ctrl NJ as preliminary with cone from near ACY to LI. But, I'm gonna wait until all 12z guidance comes in, but I'd say the Delmarva is becoming increasingly interesting as of now.

If the euro is right, DC gets a big front end thump, but then conditions calm a bit as the low approaches. It's actually worse to the south of DC with rain.wind combo on the euro believe it or not. However winds would be worse like WAL-ACY.

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