Lee banter thread

[keno19]

On 9/10/2023 at 7:47 PM, Sportybx said:

What would cause the Hurricane hunters not being able to fly through the eye wall last night , saying it was too dangerous?!? 

Because its expensive.  jet fuel, dropsones and paying OT for a storm that has weakened alot.   Also its wasting time now.  The storm is becoming extra tropical.  No need to waste time anymore but the media and NWS will never say that.  This will be a tropical storm in the next 6 to 12 hours.  Basically  becoming a noreaster.   The overhype is starting because of all the attention and money put into this 1 storm as it dies out.

[wthrmn654]

3 hours ago, keno19 said:

Because its expensive.  jet fuel, dropsones and paying OT for a storm that has weakened alot.   Also its wasting time now.  The storm is becoming extra tropical.  No need to waste time anymore but the media and NWS will never say that.  This will be a tropical storm in the next 6 to 12 hours.  Basically  becoming a noreaster.   The overhype is starting because of all the attention and money put into this 1 storm as it dies out.

Double eyewall with many vortices within the eye structure

[RevWarReenactor]

This storm ended up being kind of boring.

On the plus side of things, many fake youtuber mets got a lot of clicks on their videos!

[NJwx85]

3 hours ago, RevWarReenactor said:

This storm ended up being kind of boring.

On the plus side of things, many fake youtuber mets got a lot of clicks on their videos!

Biggest impacts will be in a low populated area of down east Maine.

Another Atlantic Hurricane that never really reached full potential. Once the shear picked up about 8 days ago it was never really able to get going again.

[GaWx]

42 minutes ago, NJwx85 said:

Biggest impacts will be in a low populated area of down east Maine.

Another Atlantic Hurricane that never really reached full potential. Once the shear picked up about 8 days ago it was never really able to get going again.

 I think the slow (6-9 mph) movement for five straight days (9/9-13) was likely a factor in keeping it in check. Combined with its increasing size, Lee likely moved slowly enough to cool the SSTs just enough ahead of the center to keep it from getting back to a cat 4. But as it was, it was still a large H that grew even larger and was a MH for much of that period.

[NorthHillsWx]

Can’t wait to see all the videos of 45 mph wind, rough ocean and sea spray tomorrow 

[Floydbuster]

It's still amazing how far Lee made it considering it developed so far east and became so intense. All the way off Maine is pretty far west for a Cape Verde hurricane. 

 

[Ed, snow and hurricane fan]

I feel a bit cheated.  One day of RI with incredible recon (and Jova in the Pacific), then the mid-level shear and weakening.  

 

But ACE was 105 yesterday, already a near normal season in an El Nino.  I thought the CSU numbers were whack, but apparently not.

[Stormfly]

8 hours ago, Floydbuster said:

It's still amazing how far Lee made it considering it developed so far east and became so intense. All the way off Maine is pretty far west for a Cape Verde hurricane. 

 

And that wind and wave field is amazing.

Reminds me of hurricane Karl 19 years ago.  I was at sea west of the Azores and the swells were insane and the eye was over 450 miles to our south.  Just remember fish storms affect seafarers too!