I spy with my little eyes something very odd

[Jevo]

I dont claim to be an expert or heck Im not even sure I know what Im saying half the time but I think I see something dab nam it...

Long range radar from MIA show what I assume from sattellite positions to be the center of the storm on the extreme East of the loop... From that shot it looks as if the storm is moving just north of due west...

http://radar.weather.gov/radar/loop/DS. ... kamx.shtml

Im sure Im wrong I just want one of you more meterologically inclined chaps to verify that I am

[tampastorm]

I just woke up and was going to post the same thing, I could swear I see almost a due West motion, then again I just woke up,lol

[ColinD]

I think it's an illusion because we can only see the western side portion of the storm and the storm has a westerly component to it's motion.

[Dave C]

Yeh, I just ran long-range loop and the eye-wall portion is still too far east to track. The outer-bands are working west but will probably be late today before the inner-core really comes into view.

[Hyperstorm]

Right now, there's practically nothing to push it straight westward from here. Remember that it's bumping up against the ridge and wobbles will occur. This will continue until it gets further north where it might be pushed westward as the ridge amplifies and strengthens to its northeast...

WNW-NW motion currently in progress...

[ColinD]

The leading edge of that band looks about 60 miles offshore to me.

[Deenac813]

Right now, there's practically nothing to push it straight westward from here. Remember that it's bumping up against the ridge and wobbles will occur. This will continue until it gets further north where it might be pushed westward as the ridge amplifies and strengthens to its northeast...

WNW-NW motion currently in progress...

So this is good for us here is south florida?

[Steve H.]

We need to watch her carefully. I want to wait for visible loops to confirm motion. My experience is tht when a storm gets under that 25/75 box and is heading WNW with a building bubble high pressure to its NNW (JAX), it may not get north of 27N before landfall. David's circumstances were a bit different, and it came in Vero and up along the coast. Shear continues to disrupt her, but this should abate some prior to landfall (over gulf stream; under ridge ) If you are in the hurricane warning area, don't let you guard down. It can still track toward Miami/Palm Beaches up to Vero. Right now I figure the Stuart area. Still quite the nail biter. Waitng here in South Brevard County. Cheers!!

[Hyperstorm]

Right now, there's practically nothing to push it straight westward from here. Remember that it's bumping up against the ridge and wobbles will occur. This will continue until it gets further north where it might be pushed westward as the ridge amplifies and strengthens to its northeast...

WNW-NW motion currently in progress...

So this is good for us here is south florida?

I won't say that's good news for south Florida. It's more like better news. However, if the hurricane slows down to a stop where it is now, the ridge will strengthen and push the storm westward in the position of the stop.

Remember, you are still under either Hurricane watches or warnings and until this storm is north of your latitude, don't let your guard down...