Night-time visible images are showing the storm feasting on the Loop with plenty of time for that convection to completely wrap around the storm and probably become a Cat 5 today. The repeated motion of the eye to the right of track continues. The forecast of this west-ward jog is starting to look optimistic. The forward motion continues at a brisk pace. Hunker down Greater NOLA!
Also, very nice radar pass catching both Gustav and Hanna yesterday. The wind-field to the NE of Hannah is very impressive, and this could be in the Gulf late next week. OWW!
HLG
2 comments:
Good stuff HL Gustav, we can always count on you to bring some awesome graphics and data to the table. Would be interesting to see if you could plot the fixes from the HH ... I have a feeling that we haven't been getting the whole story from the NHC. I never bought into the NW motion yesterday, as previously stated, I was in the NNW motion camp. I think that is bearing out.
Sure seems like Breck has changed his tune this weekend. Now he is calling it another Katrina like storm. So much for the guy who was criticizing the model purists last week, eh???
KF
Forecasting recap:
"I am going with a western LA landfall, of a Cat-4 storm, sometime Labor Day evening." - HLG
"Mouth of the Mississippi - Monday afternoon (1500 CDT) - Cat 2 Hurricane. May God have mercy on our souls." - BB
"Vermillion Bay, after nightfall on Labor Day 2008." - KK
Couldn't find gg's or larsters in the blog pile.
Plans are to board up this morning and head to shelter tonight.
BB
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