You know I'm saving all your posts on the storm. When it's over, I'll post
a report on my findings. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Yes, Joaquin is firmly anchored over the Bahamas and will remain so
> until tomorrow. Having a category 4 storm stationary over land has got to
> be devastating. No news from the Bahamas as of yet.
>
> The latest on the direction is now 3kts to the NW. This is the first
> sign of northward movement at all, but it is still effectively
> stationary.
>
> That dry air mass from the NE has finally gotten to it overnight.
> We're going to get some really wild dry-line storm explosions as it
> plows into this and could give it more spin. It could go Cat5.
>
> Another thing I'm noticing is how this storm is now influencing the
> air mass coming in from the west. Normally, those air masses will
> shove the storm along (moving it north in this case), but this thing
> is pushing back, so to speak. If it stays stationary another day, it
> just might end up moving west across Cuba instead of going north. I am
> interpreting the data is indicating that a west vs. north movement is
> literally a hundred mile coin flip. If it was 100 miles further
> south...
>
> If it holds it's position another day and is able to overpower the air
> mass coming in from North America, all bets are off where it will go.
> I'm not convinced that it is a forgone conclusion of an Atlantic
> track. We'll see what happens with the next position update.
>
> AG (Firmly Planted in Tornado Alley, not Hurricane Highway) Schnozz
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