ATL: LAURA - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[USTropics]

First visible image this morning (brightened up the layer some with PS):

[HurricaneEnzo]

I slept for a few hours and this thing is a beast already

https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/GIFS/GOES16-GM-GEOCOLOR-1000x1000.gif?hash=4772

Man those last few images on that loop are especially terrifying. Getting the look of a monster cat 4/5.

[FixySLN]

Looks like we are seeing a north wobble right now.

Beat me to it. Each one of these wobbles are gonna count.

[Kingarabian]

ADT:

2020AUG26 113000 5.3 958.0 97.2 5.3 5.7 6.9 1.7T/6hr OFF OFF -15.66 -74.81 EYE 14 IR 10.6 26.32 91.24 COMBO GOES16 35.6

[LAwxrgal]

Ugh I feel absolutely sick. I have advised my family member in the Beaumont area to leave and she has done so. Good luck to all in this monster's path.

[eastcoastFL]

Reading from a buoy near by


Conditions at 42395 as of
(6:20 am CDT)
1120 GMT on 08/26/2020:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone:
Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): SSE ( 160 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 66.0 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 93.2 kts
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 24.6 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 13 sec
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 28.70 in
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 85.1 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page. ... tion=42395

[wx98]

Pressure is tanking:

7:00 AM CDT Wed Aug 26
Location: 26.4°N 91.4°W
Moving: NW at 15 mph
Min pressure: 963 mb
Max sustained: 115 mph

That's 3+ mb drop per hour

Down 15 in 6 hours. This is getting intense fast.

[GCANE]

The dreaded and deadly pink donut has arrived.

 https://twitter.com/MikeFischerWx/status/1298585668596178945

[tiger_deF]

How many more hours does she have before landfall?

[Kingarabian]

How many more hours does she have before landfall?

24.

[eastcoastFL]

I slept for a few hours and this thing is a beast already

https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/GIFS/GOES16-GM-GEOCOLOR-1000x1000.gif?hash=4772

Man those last few images on that loop are especially terrifying. Getting the look of a monster cat 4/5.

It really is man. This is unreal

[KWT]

82kts surface estimate in the SW quad with 91kts FL, so should see 100kts comfortably in the NE quadrant.

[USTropics]

Pressure down another MB:

[1900hurricane]

Looks are reminiscent of Lorenzo.

[eastcoastFL]

How many more hours does she have before landfall?

18 she’s about 280 miles from land moving 15 mph

[drezee]

Looks like we are seeing a north wobble right now.

Beat me to it. Each one of these wobbles are gonna count.

 https://twitter.com/andretrotter/status/1298594498969088007

[dexterlabio]

If this rate of deepening continues in the next 12 hours we can easily have a hurricane with pressure in the 920s. By that time, the eye would be around 6 hours from a landfall. Forbid any shocking last-minute surprise because this could easily be a Cat5 right before landfall IMO, and maybe not just a 140kt Cat5. I mean, just look at that development.

[eastcoastFL]

That eye is really clearing out

[Kingarabian]

How many more hours does she have before landfall?

18 she’s about 280 miles from land moving 15 mph

The 06z models don't landfall this until 21-25 hours from now.

[SconnieCane]

Anyone think the city of Lake Charles could be in serious trouble here? Although it is situated quite a ways off the coast, if the center comes in right along the TX/LA line the surge should push a lot of water into Calcasieu Lake and up into the Calcasieu River.