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Category Five Hurricane Lee


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5 minutes ago, Intensewind002 said:

If I remember correctly I believe Sam from a couple of years ago was forecast to be a major by 120 hrs on its first advisory but I’m certain it wasn’t 120 kts. Maybe something in the East Pacific had an intensity forecast like this but I’m not entirely sure

Hilary was forecasted at 105 kts on it's first advisory (skipped straight to 35kt TS). Pretty similar in terms of model consensus for a powerful hurricane at this range.

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3 minutes ago, olafminesaw said:

Hilary was forecasted at 105 kts on it's first advisory (skipped straight to 35kt TS). Pretty similar in terms of model consensus for a powerful hurricane at this range.

Walaka out in the CPAC back in 2018 was forecast 110 kts on it’s first advisory too. It eventually peaked at 140 kts, 921 mb

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12Z UKMET 162-168 shows start of recurve but much closer to SE than other models implying a potential problem for NC north after run ends considering that it is recurving at least 5 degrees (~300 miles) further west than GFS: scroll down to see each map


SLP 162
https://weather.us/model-charts/gbr/2023090512/middle-america/sea-level-pressure/20230912-0600z.html

SLP 168
https://weather.us/model-charts/gbr/2023090512/middle-america/sea-level-pressure/20230912-1200z.html

H5 at 162
https://weather.us/model-charts/gbr/2023090512/north-america/geopotential-height-500hpa/20230912-0600z.html

H5 at 168
https://weather.us/model-charts/gbr/2023090512/north-america/geopotential-height-500hpa/20230912-1200z.html

 

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1 hour ago, olafminesaw said:

A bit of a shift on the GEFS as well

AL13_2023090506_GEFS_large.png

AL13_2023090512_GEFS_large.png

I don’t think the EC becomes a possibility unless and until we see either: (1) south of due west motion; and/or (2) a center reformation to the south (unlikely, given the low shear environment).  If any of these occur, then I’ll be interested in it as something more than a swell generator.

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^ Lee will be a major hurricane well before this weekend. Expect the core to fully consolidate by 06Z Wednesday and RI by 06Z Thursday. Unless some weird structural issue occurs, it should be able to reach its first MPI hurdle of 100 kts and first ERC by 06Z Friday, perhaps even earlier. I just don't really see any inhibiting factors at all right now.

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Play-by-play: Latest GFS run has ticked slightly south at hr 138.

Commentary: remember the early model runs of Maria took her into the Chesapeake Bay? Completely missed way south ended up recurving into the backside of Florida. So long range is almost useless to hang onto :)

edit: this is my post # 666. Wonder if that bodes ill?

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8 minutes ago, Random Chaos said:

Play-by-play: Latest GFS run has ticked slightly south at hr 138.

Commentary: remember the early model runs of Maria took her into the Chesapeake Bay? Completely missed way south ended up recurving into the backside of Florida. So long range is almost useless to hang onto :)

edit: this is my post # 666. Wonder if that bodes ill?

150 hours out before crossing the rubicon isn’t exactly an early run or long range

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Play-by-play: Latest GFS run has ticked slightly south at hr 138.
Commentary: remember the early model runs of Maria took her into the Chesapeake Bay? Completely missed way south ended up recurving into the backside of Florida. So long range is almost useless to hang onto
edit: this is my post # 666. Wonder if that bodes ill?

I feel like guidance fails to take into consideration the likelihood of major swifts when we’re talking about Cat 4-5 hurricanes. Irma, Maria I recall showed a “northern” trend and failed to produce. Sub 950’s hurricanes for lack of better words “have a mind of their own” to a certain point.


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4 hours ago, Intensewind002 said:

If I remember correctly I believe Sam from a couple of years ago was forecast to be a major by 120 hrs on its first advisory but I’m certain it wasn’t 120 kts. Maybe something in the East Pacific had an intensity forecast like this but I’m not entirely sure

Edit: I found that Hurricane Walaka in the Central Pacific was forecast to reach 110 kts on it’s first advisory, eventually it peaked as a Cat 5. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2018/cp01/cp012018.discus.001.shtml?

Good memory!  Sam was forecast to hit 115 mph at 120 hrs...

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2021/al18/al182021.discus.001.shtml?

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