Hurricane Alexis wrote:fci wrote:Looks like Miami NWS is buying the stays offshore of the east coast solution.
The GFS has performed better then the Euro this year and it has it going inland in 18 hours. I don't know what's their reasoning for that, even the CMC has it just offshore in 18 hours.
here is the rest of that discussion -
DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN
THE LOCATION OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION AND HOW CLOSE IT MAY
COME TO THE EAST COAST, WILL INDICATE SCT TSTMS (30%) FOR EAST
COAST LATE TONIGHT DESPITE MODELS NOT BEING ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT
PRECIPITATION COVERAGE. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH NEAR OR
JUST OFF THE COAST FRIDAY ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE
ATLANTIC SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS WOULD KEEP
MOST OF THE ASSOCIATED SHOWERS/TSTMS/GUSTY WINDS OFFSHORE, BUT A
GENERAL INCREASE IN MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA ALONG WITH THE
PRESENCE OF A LOW/MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED MAINLY
AFTERNOON TSTMS. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING ARE THE
MAIN THREATS WITH THE STORMS ON FRIDAY DUE TO THE EXPECTED SLOW
STORM MOTION.