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Potential major phasing event this weekend


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Here's a good post from Phil in the main forum about how the modeled strength of Sandy could affect her track. Now whether or not it is being modeled correctly is a slightly different issue (and is also addressed in the post), but yes, her strength could affect her track.

http://www.americanw...n/#entry1809655

Thanks, very interesting read. It seems the stronger Sandy is, the more likely it gets pulled back west.

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I forget where it's posted, but one of the mets brought up the fact that tropical models often over-deepen transitioning tropical cyclones, especially those which interact with anomalously deep troughs.

Not nearly as interested in the strength as i am in the track/phase.

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Not nearly as interested in the strength as i am in the track/phase.

That has to do with it. It's already been established that on the models, strength = further west track. if the storm stays weak, it will have less propensity towards being sucked inland.

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There is absolutely no way Sandy is 925 mb up here (not far from Cat 5 in the tropics) when even 1938 was 941mb? on Long Island. Way overdone, even if the track itself may still be in play. Remember, still 5 days out and tons of contingencies in the cards.

ECM was 934 on the 12 Z run today so that is not to much of a difference

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Through 72 hours the GFS is similar to the 12z run with the placement of the TC, maybe a hair south.

The Euro is much farther southwest with the system at the same valid time from it's 12z run -- but interestingly the GFS seems more aggressive with Central US height falls.

That being said, the major difference between the two is the ridge axis between the TC and the ULL over the Atlantic. The GFS and Euro are still worlds apart with this -- and that's what is allowing the GFS to slip the storm east.

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Through 72 hours the GFS is similar to the 12z run with the placement of the TC, maybe a hair south.

The Euro is much farther southwest with the system at the same valid time from it's 12z run -- but interestingly the GFS seems more aggressive with Central US height falls.

That being said, the major difference between the two is the ridge axis between the TC and the ULL over the Atlantic. The GFS and Euro are still worlds apart with this -- and that's what is allowing the GFS to slip the storm east.

I wish we could have increased North Atlantic sounding data as opposed to increased CONUS sounding data ingested into the models. The Euro shows phases and hits regardless of what the CONUS pattern looks like, pretty much.

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I wish we could have increased North Atlantic sounding data as opposed to increased CONUS sounding data ingested into the models. The Euro shows phases and hits regardless of what the CONUS pattern looks like, pretty much.

This to me (obviously not a specialist) seems like a situation that could have wild/crazy changes for a while yet, depending on various weaknesses/shortwaves/intracacies on where what catches what, interacts with what, etc. The latent heat equations are far beyond me, but what worries me is that it could take maybe 2-3 more days before it finally shakes out whether this is a major hit or a glancing blow and by then many in flood zones won't have much time to take precautions.

A thought I have is, if 1938 and Hazel were so strong, what kind of insane mid-latitude vortex must have caught those up since the thought now is that a stronger Sandy would resist being phased/captured? What a tough forecast here. But the repeated and consistent Euro hits give me pause that this is still a strong possibility at least. The stronger the block NE of us, the more chance this is a bigger impact, since it gives less leeway to an escape I would think.

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NHC just put out an update now 110mph!

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WTNT63 KNHC 250442

TCUAT3

HURRICANE SANDY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL182012

1230 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SANDY RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS SOUTHWEST OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA...

SUMMARY OF 1230 AM EDT...0430 UTC...INFORMATION

----------------------------------------------

LOCATION...19.6N 76.1W

ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM SW OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 015 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...957 MB...28.26 INCHES

RECENT REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT

INDICATE HURRICANE SANDY HAS RAPIDLY STRENGTHENED...AND MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW ESTIMATED TO BE 110 MPH...175 KM/H. THIS

MAKE SANDY A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE...

AND SANDY COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL

ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF CUBA LATER THIS MORNING.

$$

FORECASTER STEWART

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