MODELS hitting Florida Peninsula Twice? NHC too far west???

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

See the models
Is NHC too far West right now???
See it:
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tr ... model.html

[PTrackerLA]

Dang Katrina may only barely make it into the gulf. Amazing since yesterday the models were pointing towards New Orleans.

[Stormcenter]

Dang Katrina may only barely make it into the gulf. Amazing since yesterday the models were pointing towards New Orleans.

I wouldn't be sold on that just yet.

[LAwxrgal]

The GFS is apparently onto something, it's the 4th run in a row that had the storm riding the coast, and the rest of the models are following suit. Keep in mind the forecast is still subject to large errors because they still don't quite know exactly WHERE the weakness in the ridge will be.

[Rainband]

Models are shifting right. My local discussion was talking about this.

[Stormcenter]

The GFS is apparently onto something, it's the 4th run in a row that had the storm riding the coast, and the rest of the models are following suit.

It's that Viper model people have been talking about.

Oh but seriously Katrina is not even in the GOM yet. She may not even make it to the Fl. coastline for her first landfall as crazy as the models have shifted the last few runs.

[dixiebreeze]

Models are shifting right. My local discussion was talking about this.

I'm not surprised, Rainband, but ---

[Stormcenter]

Models are shifting right. My local discussion was talking about this.

A majority of them have shifted right. Oh well so much for the GOMers worrying about a possible second landfall. She may only make one as a minimal hurricane. Great news in my opinion!

[flair]

I think the models have initially been overstating the strength of the ridge off the eastern US. The same thing happened with Irene, which was initially supposed to hit NC. The NHC and the local NWS offices were discarding the GFS yesterday (granted, it was going out on a limb), but today the other models have shifted more in line with it. I suspect a rightward adjustment in the forecast track at 5 pm.

[Rainband]

Looks like it may be an interesting weekend.

[SCHawkFan]

This could be a three landfall storm east Florida, west Flroida and the Carolinas. I don't know if it can stay a TS through all of that but it will be interesting to watch develop.

[Stormcenter]

Looks like it may be an interesting weekend.

Why do you say that?

[ALhurricane]

On the flip side of the coin, the ECMWF shows a W FL Panhandle landfall...consistent for five runs in row.

I do not buy the GFS solution at all. With the ridge filling in to the north, it will force Katrina to go WNW across FL and into the Gulf. The GFSs upper level forecast do not coincide with its sfc low movement. How do you have a 10-20 kt western steering flow in the upper levels, but hardly move the surface circulation? That just does not add up.

[KWT]

Also worth noting that GFS has a nasty habit of under-estimating the ridge to the north,it did the same thing with Frances and tried to re-curve it but it kept heading w/WNW as the ridge built back,I've got a feeling this system will do a similar thing but this time in the gulf.

[clfenwi]

I think the models have initially been overstating the strength of the ridge off the eastern US. The same thing happened with Irene, which was initially supposed to hit NC. The NHC and the local NWS offices were discarding the GFS yesterday (granted, it was going out on a limb), but today the other models have shifted more in line with it. I suspect a rightward adjustment in the forecast track at 5 pm.

Only people saying that Irene was going to hit NC were speculators... NHC and associated agencies never forecast a landfall. While there were a couple of models that had runs that brought Irene ashore, the conesuses never did so.

GFDL's 12Z forecast is a leftward shift from its previous run (which was again, a leftward shift). NOGAPS came in slightly right, but still indicates Mobile/Pensacola landfall in its 12Z forecast. With that, CONU is still going to indicate a panhandle landfall.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

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I was just pointing these out since I wanted to make the point that
the west coast of Florida will likely feel strong impacts as the
storm passes just to our west/SW.

[Rainband]

On the flip side of the coin, the ECMWF shows a W FL Panhandle landfall...consistent for five runs in row.

I do not buy the GFS solution at all. With the ridge filling in to the north, it will force Katrina to go WNW across FL and into the Gulf. The GFSs upper level forecast do not coincide with its sfc low movement. How do you have a 10-20 kt western steering flow in the upper levels, but hardly move the surface circulation? That just does not add up.

More models are starting to come in line with the gfs..If it was just the GFS I'd be

[gkrangers]

On the flip side of the coin, the ECMWF shows a W FL Panhandle landfall...consistent for five runs in row.

I do not buy the GFS solution at all. With the ridge filling in to the north, it will force Katrina to go WNW across FL and into the Gulf. The GFSs upper level forecast do not coincide with its sfc low movement. How do you have a 10-20 kt western steering flow in the upper levels, but hardly move the surface circulation? That just does not add up.

More models are starting to come in line with the gfs..If it was just the GFS I'd be

Which ones?

[Rainband]

On the flip side of the coin, the ECMWF shows a W FL Panhandle landfall...consistent for five runs in row.

I do not buy the GFS solution at all. With the ridge filling in to the north, it will force Katrina to go WNW across FL and into the Gulf. The GFSs upper level forecast do not coincide with its sfc low movement. How do you have a 10-20 kt western steering flow in the upper levels, but hardly move the surface circulation? That just does not add up.

More models are starting to come in line with the gfs..If it was just the GFS I'd be

Which ones?

the cmc and the UKmet

http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cgi-bin/ukmtc2.c ... =Animation

[floridahurricaneguy]

Wait! So who here think its going to come back and hit florida west coast? Tampa may feel strong effects now possibly? Think NHC track will change?

Matt