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Hurricane Ian


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1 minute ago, MattPetrulli said:

Have to assume an extreme wind warning is coming very soon. Eyewall knocking on the door of the coast next few hours. Also frictional convergence should tighten up the eyewall and close it off again.

Yep, eyewall looks to be only 15 miles off the beach which is where the extremely strong surge and wind would be. Only a few hours away from Captiva on north. 

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20 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

I noticed the GFS and euro yesterday had the strongest 925mb winds  on the northwest side too.

I expect the St Pete area to have issues with winds more so than Tampa too due to the NE flow over the bay and subsequently less frictional impact.  I’ve noticed before PIE SPG airports can gust 10-20kts higher in NE flow with TSs making landfall to their south.  Wouldn’t be shocked with the NW eyewall if there are still gusts to 80-90mph there 

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22 minutes ago, NJwx85 said:

Outflow is restricted on the SW side and shear is evedint on IR loop. However, only 4-6 hours to go and storm is thus far doing a good job of fighting it off. Maybe just some slight weakening until landfall but either way it’s a large storm with a large wind field and the impacts are going to be major.

That's part of what I missed in expecting it to "only" come in as a cat 3. Its easy to lose sight of how impervious these things can grow to be to their surroundings.

Amazing sequence over the past 12-24 hours....hope people got the hell out.

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17 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

That's part of what I missed in expecting it to "only" come in as a cat 3. Its easy to lose sight of how impervious these things can grow to be to their surroundings.

Amazing sequence over the past 12-24 hours....hope people got the hell out.

Intensity forecast have always been a wildcard for the models. In this case, the dry air won’t come in time to weaken this before landfall. 
 

Lately, it seems we have had more hurricanes doing this 48/24 hr rapid intensification to really raise the ceiling.

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First visible of the day!  Surge is going to be horrific near and to the right of exact landfall.  Feel bad for folks on the barrier islands from Boca Grande down towards Sanibel. Also for Fort Myers area.  Some extremely expensive real estate built to high standards but we might just be about to find out how it withstands an extreme storm surge and near record winds and low pressures for that part of Florida.  Even if Ian has peaked or is peaking now the surge is built up and is going to get shoved onto the coast.  Bad situation.  Satellite and radar extremely impressive. 

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7 minutes ago, Hotair said:

Recon has found a central pressure of 933.1 mb, so Ian continues to flex and  is still deepening 

folks near Ft Myers better hope the cane stays on the water longer and comes in North of them. 

Ft Myers might not be so bad. It’s the area from Sanibel to maybe Sarasota that’s in line to get wrecked along with any bays/harbors that will funnel water in. Thousands and thousands of homes on tiny canals in that stretch only a few feet above sea level along with plenty of built up beachfront property. 

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1 minute ago, jm1220 said:

Ft Myers might not be so bad. It’s the area from Sanibel to maybe Sarasota that’s in line to get wrecked along with any bays/harbors that will funnel water in. Thousands and thousands of homes on tiny canals in that stretch only a few feet above sea level along with plenty of built up beachfront property. 

Mostly new development so hopefully able to withstand these winds.

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