ConvergenceZone wrote:Weather Dude wrote:ConvergenceZone wrote:
Still, I think the lightning fast speed will be an inhibitor to significant strengthening. Just like we've seen with many past systems.....
Probably not if the conditions are favorable which it looks like they will be. Micheal landfalled as a Cat 5 three days after it formed. So I don't think forward speed will hurt it. Only things I can see that could keep somewhat of a lid on it are 95E (if it gets strong), or if 99L remains broad
Are you 100% sure that Michael was moving as fast as this is forecasted to move?
I don’t understand why you are so dead set on this. Drawing a line from Galveston (current TVCN projected landfall location) to the current location is about 1550 miles. Over the course of roughly 150 hours until landfall, that averages to hardly more than 10mph.