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Hurricane Beryl - Hurricane Warning - Baffin Bay to San Luis Pass Texas


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This was the southwest "corner" I was talking about in an earlier post- the Treasure Beach area.
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I had to step away. A busy day and trying to keep tabs. But unfortunately, yes, the northern eyewall is now over the southwestern shoreline of Jamaica.

Ouch!...
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 I know it’s almost 10PM, but still wanted to get this in the thread:

Hurricane Beryl Intermediate Advisory Number 21A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL022024
800 PM EDT Wed Jul 03 2024
 
...EYEWALL OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 BERYL MOVING NEAR 
SOUTHWESTERN JAMAICA...
...EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE CAYMAN ISLANDS LATER TONIGHT...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.8N 78.3W
ABOUT 100 MI...160 KM W OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
ABOUT 215 MI...350 KM ESE OF GRAND CAYMAN
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 INCHES
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17 minutes ago, gymengineer said:

It’s been every night- recon checks and winds are roaring despite any satellite presentation 

 

 

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Its just like the Energizer Bunny...........it keeps going and going and going.........

GaWx!!! That is great news! It is down to 130 mph! Maybe that shear and dry air finally starting to wear Beryl down!

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22 minutes ago, Jebman said:

Its just like the Energizer Bunny...........it keeps going and going and going.........

GaWx!!! That is great news! It is down to 130 mph! Maybe that shear and dry air finally starting to wear Beryl down!

 Well, Jebman, I agree it’s good to see any weakening, especially while still in the vicinity of Jamaica and with the Caymans not too far away. But unfortunately 130 is still very powerful. You’re right, it is the Energizer Bunny of hurricanes!

 Who would have thought that on July 3 we’d have a hurricane that “weakened” to 130 mph? It’s crazy!

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11 minutes ago, Jebman said:

Its just like the Energizer Bunny...........it keeps going and going and going.........

GaWx!!! That is great news! It is down to 130 mph! Maybe that shear and dry air finally starting to wear Beryl down!

Clearly looks like there was definite weakening also due to the proximity to the land mass of Jamaica.  Last hour looking at the water vapor map there is a blow up on the southeast side where there was pretty much nothing just a bit ago.  It will be interesting to see how Beryl fairs as it moves away from Jamaica.  Grand Cayman outside of any shear and or dry air will have zero impact on Beryl.

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 Well, the Energizer Bunny is still a cat 4 at 11PM!

Hurricane Beryl Advisory Number  22
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL022024
1100 PM EDT Wed Jul 03 2024
 
...CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE BERYL PULLING AWAY FROM JAMAICA...
...EXPECTED TO PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS OVERNIGHT...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.0N 79.2W
ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM SE OF GRAND CAYMAN
ABOUT 560 MI...905 KM ESE OF TULUM MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...961 MB...28.38 INCHES
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Hurricane Beryl Discussion Number  22
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL022024
1100 PM EDT Wed Jul 03 2024
 
The core of Beryl has now passed through Jamaica and is approaching
the Cayman Islands.  Satellite images indicate that the eye has
become cloud filled, and reports from both the NOAA and Air Force
Hurricane Hunters indicate that the eyewall is open on the southwest
side.  Despite the degraded structure, a blend of the NOAA and Air
Force reconnaissance data indicates that Beryl is still an extremely
dangerous category 4 hurricane with an initial intensity of 115 kt.
The crews on board also reported that there was significant
turbulence in the northern eyewall.  NOAA's P-3 Tail Doppler Radar
data does suggest that there is some vertical tilt to the vortex,
likely due to moderate westerly vertical wind shear.
 
The center of Beryl is a little to the north of the previous track,
and the latest initial motion estimate is 295/16 kt. A ridge
centered over the southeastern U.S. should cause Beryl to turn more
westward during the next couple of days, taking the core of the
major hurricane just south of the Cayman Islands overnight and
across the Yucatan Peninsula late Thursday night and Friday.  The
ridge is expected to weaken late Friday, which should cause Beryl to
slow down and gain more latitude this weekend as it moves toward a
trough over the south-central U.S.  The models are tightly
clustered through the Yucatan landfall, and given the pronounced
steering currents through that time, the NHC track forecast is of
high confidence.  However, the spread in the models increase by the
time Beryl nears eastern Mexico and southern Texas and accordingly,
confidence in the details of the track forecast are low at long
range.  The NHC track forecast is a tad to the north of the
previous one and very near the various consensus aids.
 
Beryl is currently in an environment of about 20 kt of westerly
shear, and the models suggest that the shear will either hold
steady or increase a little during the next couple of days.  These
less favorable winds aloft combined with some intrusions of dry air
should cause weakening, but Beryl is still expected to be a
powerful hurricane by the time it reaches the Yucatan.  The
interaction with the landmass of the Yucatan should cause rapid
weakening, but gradual re-intensification is expected when Beryl
moves over the western Gulf of Mexico.  The NHC intensity forecast
is similar to the previous one and near the high end of the model
guidance.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INIT  04/0300Z 18.0N  79.2W  115 KT 130 MPH
 12H  04/1200Z 18.5N  81.9W  105 KT 120 MPH
 24H  05/0000Z 19.1N  85.1W   90 KT 105 MPH
 36H  05/1200Z 19.8N  87.9W   75 KT  85 MPH
 48H  06/0000Z 20.7N  90.4W   50 KT  60 MPH...INLAND
 60H  06/1200Z 21.7N  92.5W   55 KT  65 MPH...OVER WATER
 72H  07/0000Z 22.8N  94.3W   60 KT  70 MPH
 96H  08/0000Z 24.6N  97.1W   65 KT  75 MPH
120H  09/0000Z 26.7N  98.7W   40 KT  45 MPH...INLAND
 
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Forecaster Cangialosi/Hagen
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42 minutes ago, Jebman said:

Central pressure is up to 961. That's up from the mid 930s. It's getting weaker.

Now that the core is finally disrupted, perhaps we can see this truly weaken. 

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The resilience of this storm is pretty incredible, and speaks volume about the OHC and potential heat energy of the oceans right now. If it remained favorable conditions, Beryl could have maintained Cat 4+ all the way up to the Yucatan. Pretty incredible for early July, but again, I'm surprised that in 150 years of data there aren't many examples of this.

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Beryl has finally fallen below cat 4 as it is now a strong cat 3. It appears that SW Jamaica may have been the hardest hit of that island based on that tweet I just posted and the radar images showing the very strong N eyewall over that area.
 Get ready Caymans, especially Grand Cayman! 

Hurricane Beryl Intermediate Advisory Number 22A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL022024
200 AM EDT Thu Jul 04 2024
 
...STRONG WINDS, DANGEROUS STORM SURGE AND DAMAGING WAVES EXPECTED 
ACROSS THE CAYMAN ISLANDS OVERNIGHT...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...18.3N 80.1W
ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM SE OF GRAND CAYMAN
ABOUT 500 MI...800 KM ESE OF TULUM MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...965 MB...28.50 INCHES
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16 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Radar reveals a lack of banding besides the rapidly degrading eyewall. Coupled with pressure rises, I think this thing is unraveling at a quickening pace (finally)

All the hurricane models, GFS and Canadian show weakening to a strong TS or Cat 1 before Yucatan landfall, and little restrengthening back over the Gulf of Mexico.  Satellite continues to degrade.  Shear in the Gulf doesn't look horrible, but I assume there isn't enough organization to allow much strengthening until just before landfall/  GFS and Canadian both suggest dry air is still close to the core.

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Two members on the thread. Beryl is weakening apace. Thank goodness. The GoMex Coast need worry no more. Shear is tearing Beryl apart.

We can hope, and I will hope enough for millions of people all along the GoMex Coast, in the Caymans, and on the east Yucatan Coast.

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