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The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Thread


George BM

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Yeah Jose was probably a category 5 hurricane earlier today.

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BULLETIN
Hurricane Jose Advisory Number  15
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL122017
1100 PM AST Fri Sep 08 2017

...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND JOSE EVEN STRONGER...
...ALMOST A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...16.9N 59.3W
ABOUT 265 MI...430 KM ESE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...938 MB...27.70 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Barbuda and Anguilla
* Sint Maarten
* St. Martin
* St. Barthelemy

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
* Antigua

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Antigua
* Saba and St. Eustatius

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Montserrat, St Kitts, and Nevis
* British Virgin Islands
* St. Thomas and St. John

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area, in this case within 24 hours.
Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to
completion.

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.

A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible
within the watch area, in this case within 24 hours.

A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.

For storm information specific to your area in the United
States, including possible inland watches and warnings, please
monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service
forecast office. For storm information specific to your area outside
the United States, please monitor products issued by your national
meteorological service.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Jose was located
near latitude 16.9 North, longitude 59.3 West. Jose is moving toward
the west-northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h).  A west-northwest to
northwest motion is expected during the next couple of days.  On the
forecast track, the core of Jose will pass close to or just east of
the northern Leeward Islands.

Maximum sustained winds are near 155 mph (250 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Jose is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale.  Some fluctuation in intensity, up or down,
could occur overnight and on Saturday.  Gradual weakening is
expected after that.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles
(220 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure based on observations from
the Air Force Hurricane Hunters is 938 mb (27.70 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
WIND:  Hurricane conditions are expected within the hurricane
warning area on Saturday.  Hurricane conditions are also possible
within the hurricane watch area on Saturday.  Tropical storm
conditions are expected within the tropical storm warning areas by
Saturday morning. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the
tropical storm watch area in the northeastern Leeward Islands by
Saturday morning and in the watch area in the Virgin Islands by
Saturday night.

RAINFALL:  Jose is expected to produce total rain accumulations of
3 to 5 inches in the Leeward Islands from Guadeloupe to Anguilla,
with isolated maximum amounts of 8 inches. Jose is also expected to
produce total rain accumulations of 1 to 3 inches over the Virgin
Islands and Dominica. This rainfall will maintain any ongoing
flooding and may cause additional life-threatening flooding.

STORM SURGE:  A dangerous storm surge will raise water levels by
2 to 4 feet above normal tide levels along the immediate coast in
the hurricane warning areas.  Near the coast, the surge will be
accompanied by large and destructive waves.

SURF:  Swells generated by Jose are affecting portions of the
Leeward Islands.  These swells are expected to continue for a couple
of days, and could cause life-threatening surf and rip current
conditions.  Please consult products from your local weather office.


NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
Next intermediate advisory at 200 AM AST.
Next complete advisory at 500 AM AST.

$$
Forecaster Cangialosi

 

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Yeah, not to take away from the catastrophe of Irma, but for the Mid Atlantic/Northeast, this is the better one to track at this point as far effects go. I still think landfall in the USA is unlikely but you never know. Looks like the remains of Irma combined with some of Jose moisture brings showers next weekend to the Mid Atlantic at least.

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@losetoa6

Saw your ukie post in the Irma thread but wanted to keep Jose disco here. Especially now that it seems less than impossible to hit the US after a very technical loopity loop.

Eps mean looks to favor keeping everything off the coast but it does look like there's a cluster that supports at least a graze here. Maybe someone can post the track plot.

 

Broad brush analysis looks like any impacts here depend on how close Jose can get to the coast south of us before making a move north. Doesn't look like a good retro pattern but some sort of due north or nnw approach is within the envelope. If the shortwave trough approach looks more like a closeoff as leads shorten, we can start fantasizing about an overhead capture and resume staying up way too late for reasons most normal people will never understand. Lol

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After the loop the loop, the models are all over the place with Jose:

GFS: approach to MA, OTS, jog towards NJ, OTS again

Euro: OBX from the SW

Ukie: heading towards central Florida

CMC: circles in the middle of the Atlantic

JMA (for giggles): heading towards SC

I'd have to say the CMC is probably the best bet at this point, but the possibilities are basically anywhere from S FL to Newfoundland to dissipation. Going to be a fun one to watch!

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Obviously Jose is a low probability chance for us but being in the game is fun. Feels like a seamless extension of Irma tracking. 

We labored over the north turn for Irma and that was a fairly straightforward piece of the puzzle. The stall loopity thing with Jose is much more complicated. Until that piece of the track is over there is now way to have any confidence in what happens after. The first thing we need to root for is Jose tracking as far south as possible after the loop. I expect @WxWatcher007 to post every eps track plot until all hope is lost. Lol

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1 minute ago, Amped said:

I was wondering how the heck that could possibly cut back west also LOL

It's even more extreme than you think, don't have the in-between panels and the lower resolution makes it difficult to analyze but the center looks to come in on DE Coast or mouth of DE Bay. The important takeaway from this setup is the loop occurs in the short-range and the loop off the Bahamas is an essential requirement for a Mid-Atlantic Event. I like our chances.

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