wxman57 wrote:Was talking with Andrew Hagen at the NHC this morning. He has worked with the HRD doing research on past storms. He said no Cat 3 has ever struck Florida in November in all records since 1851. I checked, and only Kate (1985) and a storm in 1932 struck FL in November as Cat 2s. Nicole in 2020 struck as a Cat 1 from the east. It's hard to hit Florida in November. Hopefully, it moves inland into CA or tracks NE across Cuba and the Bahamas.
Based on water temps I can't imagine anywhere else but the Keys getting a cat 3... especially given a storm moving NE will likely be getting sheared as well.
But who knows perhaps if it aligns itself just right with the frontal system the barocyclinic forcing will prevail over colder nearshore water temps.
I really don't know, after Raphael nothing will surprise me .
Hopefully thus just runs into CA before it can get its act together, but that looks likely each model run in my amateur opinion.