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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2101 Postby CYCLONE MIKE » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:01 pm

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR. A
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL BE NEAR THE COAST OF HAITI TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 70 MPH...110
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...
AND GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY.

Found the first part very interesting
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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2102 Postby ROCK » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:05 pm

Air Force Met wrote:
wxman57 wrote:
ALhurricane wrote:It appears to me that Gustav will very likely stay south of Cuba as it treks across the NW Caribbean. The trough to its north is about to leave Gustav behind with strong ridging developing in the trough's wake. I see no way but a turn to the west before it can get to the latitude. I would fully expect the NHC forecast to continue trending left with time.


Agreed. Might not reach Haiti before the west turn, too. I think we're about to see a significant south/west track shift from NHC. They can't stick with that track straight across the whole length of Cuba right into the ridge for much longer.


Latest track is out...its the AFM track outlines earlier today. Clipping Haiti...skirting the southern coast of Cuba and then crossing the western end of Cuba into the GoM.

Gosh...now I agree with the NHC. That stinks. :lol:



AFM, you are the man!!! :lol: and a Pearland man at that. :lol: ....good job...now lets see if it holds...
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#2103 Postby Just Joshing You » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:05 pm

SIGNIFICANT STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY PRIOR TO THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV REACHING HAITI.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MI ... 0258.shtml
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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2104 Postby Ivanhater » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:05 pm

AFM OR WXMAN...any good news, ya'll changing your track thoughts tonight :P
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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2105 Postby Ed Mahmoud » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:07 pm

Notice Mr. Franklin referred to the 'eye' and the 'eyewall'.


So, now I guess for almost but not quite hurricane TSs, they can have eyes.
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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2106 Postby wxman57 » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:08 pm

Air Force Met wrote:
Latest track is out...its the AFM track outlines earlier today. Clipping Haiti...skirting the southern coast of Cuba and then crossing the western end of Cuba into the GoM.

Gosh...now I agree with the NHC. That stinks. :lol:


I see. Our track is on the other side of the Isle of Pines crossing western Cuba and further into the Gulf than NHC at day 5. I'm thinking we might have to nudge our track a hair further west over the next few days. Won't really know when Gustav will make the northerly turn until Friday, I guess. Long week ahead. Time for bed. 4am alarm set.
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#2107 Postby JonathanBelles » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:08 pm

Ill take any good news....other than school is canceled. This storm looks like it is a no good case scenario.
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#2108 Postby dwg71 » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:09 pm

imo this look ominous for cen to east gulf coast , amateur opinion has been pcb, fl as upper cat 3

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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2109 Postby Air Force Met » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:10 pm

Ivanhater wrote:AFM OR WXMAN...any good news, ya'll changing your track thoughts tonight :P
Nope. Track looks good now to me. I think there will be a serious problem in the GoM over the weekend. Where...it is too early to say.
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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2110 Postby Sanibel » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:11 pm

Notice Mr. Franklin referred to the 'eye' and the 'eyewall'.


So, now I guess for almost but not quite hurricane TSs, they can have eyes.



Thank you Ed. I've seen many people in here lecture on how tropical storms can't have eyes or eyewalls.
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#2111 Postby mattpetre » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:12 pm

Personal forecast disclaimer. Not professional or those of Storm 2k or anyone worth listening to.

Gustav is bound to make some very strange turns as ex-Fay pulls out of the SE CONUS. I believe we will see ridging build in models pointing to S. TX or MX and then as a weakness does get stronger models bending back to East LA to Pensacola. I think the real key to intensity is going to be about the fact that ridges will abound for a few days, this storm has a great chance of becoming very big. Just my .02.
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#2112 Postby vbhoutex » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:13 pm

extradited wrote:SIGNIFICANT STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY PRIOR TO THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV REACHING HAITI.


ALWAYS post links when you post something such as this!!! You must identify the source. If this is your own thinking then please post more than something like this-give us your justification for your thoughts, if they are your own.

Edit: Having searched myself I now know that it comes from the latest NHC discussion. The request I made above is a policy of STORM2K. EVERYONE needs to adhere to this policy please.
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#2113 Postby Just Joshing You » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:13 pm

vbhoutex wrote:
extradited wrote:SIGNIFICANT STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY PRIOR TO THE
CENTER OF GUSTAV REACHING HAITI.


ALWAYS post links when you post something such as this!!! You must identify the source. If this is your own thinking then please post more than something like this-give us your justification for your thoughts, if they are your own.


It came directly from the NHC advisory that everyone was quoting from...
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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2114 Postby boca » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:14 pm

Hey Ed what happens if Gustav makes it to Texas, the whole board will be serving you some crow. :lol:

viewtopic.php?f=31&t=102568
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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2115 Postby MGC » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:15 pm

Sure does seem like a lot of S2K members from Louisiana and the central GOM coast are here tonight. I guess we are still paranoid three years later and I can't blame us because I am too. I thought I had it under control but after Katrina that all changed. I will try not to panic till I am in the three day cone. Until then I'll just be overly anxious about Gustav. I am not likeing what I'm seeing tonight with Gustav's IR appearance on satellite. Looks to be becoming better organized and it appears to be an eye developing. I'm thinking that Gus will likely miss or just graze Hati. I'm going with a south of Cuba track, close to the coast. If Gus does indeed track in such a mannor he will be transversing some of the highest ocean heat content in the Caribbean. Shear should be light the next several days. As a result, I would not be surprised if Gustav becomes a major hurricane in the next couple of days. Personally, I'd rather see Gustav track along the entire lenght of Cuba and lose his inner core. Of course Hurricane Fredrick kinda did the same and once he moved off Cuba got his act together........MGC

Of course the above is MGC opinion and not an official forecast.
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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2116 Postby lbvbl » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:16 pm

What prevents this storm from taking a more northernly track? And what can change this?
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#2117 Postby CrazyC83 » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:17 pm

Significant strengthening? Maybe a major hurricane before Haiti?
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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2118 Postby AtlanticWind » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:17 pm

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/watl/loop-rb.html

Looking at this loop Gustav looks like it is already slowing way down maybe even stalling , I wonder if this would mean a change in the models down the road?
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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2119 Postby tolakram » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:18 pm

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Re: ATL: Tropical Storm Gustav in Central Caribbean Sea

#2120 Postby Wx_Warrior » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:20 pm

Can someone post a link to AFM's forecast? Looked everywhere.
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