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Sept 6: SE US Irma Landfall Likely

Sept 6: SE US Irma Landfall Likely

🕔08:08, 6.Sep 2017

Discussion: Major Hurricane Irma has directly hit the northern Lesser Antilles overnight. I’m sure you will see images and footage today as Irma moves away from said area. The next immediate concern is Puerto Rico. The latest guidance indicates an

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Sept 5: New Jersey Landfall Off the Table

Sept 5: New Jersey Landfall Off the Table

🕔08:16, 5.Sep 2017

Discussion: I am now confident that Hurricane Irma will not be making direct landfall on New Jersey. The only New Jersey impacts that I am still watching are MUCH less threatening remnants in the form of run-of-mill rain and wind. It’s

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Unsettled Weather Expected (Sept 5-8)

Unsettled Weather Expected (Sept 5-8)

🕔17:11, 4.Sep 2017

Rain and stormy conditions are expected this week. Let’s break it down… Discussion: While everyone is focused on Irma and the upper-level trough that will ultimately dictate the fate of her track later this weekend, the front side of this

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Sept 4: Irma Uncertainty Remains

Sept 4: Irma Uncertainty Remains

🕔11:38, 4.Sep 2017

Discussion: The northern Lesser Antilles are facing direct impact from Major Hurricane Irma as early as Tuesday night but certainly by Wednesday morning. Secondary impacts in the form of rain and wind (run of mill for the area) should be expected

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Sept 3: East Coast Irma Landfall Chances Increasing

Sept 3: East Coast Irma Landfall Chances Increasing

🕔10:02, 3.Sep 2017

Discussion: The immediate concern remains for the NE Caribbean Islands/Lesser Antilles. Everyone from the Haiti/Dominican Republic area through about Martinique/St. Lucia should be preparing for at least some level of tropical impact even if just outer fringe spiral band interaction. The

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Sept 2: Irma Concerns Growing

Sept 2: Irma Concerns Growing

🕔11:07, 2.Sep 2017

Discussion: Irma’s impact beyond the NE Caribbean is still very uncertain. If you’re here for an exact US landfall prediction then I’m sorry to disappoint. A more practical discussion would be to analyze the modeled steering forces responsible for the recent high-impact US

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Mixed Weather Expected (Sept 1-4)

Mixed Weather Expected (Sept 1-4)

🕔10:44, 1.Sep 2017

Today and Monday seem like the better days of the holiday weekend. Let’s break it down… Discussion: High pressure has hold today but will depart into the Atlantic Ocean just ahead of Harvey’s remnants. Such remnants will float through from

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Aug 30: Irmagerd, Another One?

Aug 30: Irmagerd, Another One?

🕔16:10, 30.Aug 2017

A hurricane is developing in the Atlantic Ocean. Let’s break it down… Discussion: Another tropical wave of low pressure has departed the Cape Verde Island region off W Africa. This system is rapidly organizing and already named by the NWS

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Aug 28: Coastal Storm Approaching

Aug 28: Coastal Storm Approaching

🕔20:31, 28.Aug 2017

A coastal storm is approaching from the south. Let’s break it down… Discussion: An upper-level shortwave is maturing into a closed off upper-level low while swinging through the Great Lakes. It will interact with Harvey’s upper-level energy which will hold it

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Watching Coastal Storm (Aug 28-Sept 1)

Watching Coastal Storm (Aug 28-Sept 1)

🕔20:25, 27.Aug 2017

The start and end of the week look okay. Let’s break it down… Discussion: An upper level trough will swing through the Great Lakes and interact with both Harvey’s remnants and the coastal energy currently moving up the coast. The

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