Anyone see this track of Beta from Accuweather??

[N2FSU]

Food for thought...

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[cjrciadt]

[Brent]

There probably wouldn't be an LLC left after it crossed Honduras. HUGE mountains.

[N2FSU]

I agree Brent.

[DoctorHurricane2003]

I heard that someone from Accuweather said it would skim the coast, come into the Gulf, and hit the Big Bend.

[jkt21787]

Why they even forecast past Tuesday I have no idea. It won't survive on that track. The moutains will tear it apart completely. They are trying to hype a US threat I imagine.

[N2FSU]

OK, I found their discussion behind this track they posted:

"An upper-level trough of low pressure will slowly pass across the Gulf of Mexico over the next day or so and should draw Beta slowly more north than west; a track more to the west is likely over the weekend as the trough moves into the Atlantic and high pressure in the mid-levels of the atmosphere builds westward across the Gulf of Mexico and northern Caribbean. However, if Beta gets too far north and west it might find a weakness on the west side of this upper level high which would allow Beta to move northwest and perhaps north next week. This could bring either the remnant circulation and or the rich moisture from Beta northeast towards Cuba. There is some chance this moisture and perhaps remnant circulation could come close to south Florida around Thursday of next week as another strong upper level trough picks up what is left of Beta (storm or remnant low)."

[Brent]

Of course...

[WxGuy1]

Accuweather tends to mention any outside possibility of any tropical cyclone hitting the US, however remote. I assume this is so that they can come back and say "See, we mentioned this was possible; we're better than the NHC".