ATL: ISAIAS - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[ConvergenceZone]

Yikes. Cat 2 looking like a real possibility now.

It will run out of time for that to happen. Still crazy that it hit 85mph.

I don’t want to even imagine how strong this would have got had that shear and excessive dry air not been there when it was off the coast of Florida

[CronkPSU]

WHOA! That really did blow up quick

https://twitter.com/tropicaltidbits/sta ... 80961?s=21

[supercane4867]

Well, it still looks like crap on satellite. That really escalated quickly.

[emeraldislenc]

I was going to say it reminds me of Bertha.

[wx98]

Where will landfall be?

Looking like Oak Island right now. If it takes a last minute jog right it will scrape up toward Wrightsville and Topsail.

[sikkar]

http://www.surfchex.com/cams/oak-island-north-carolina/

https://www.earthcam.com/usa/southcarol ... lebeach_hd

[invest man]

Where will landfall be?

It looks like it’s on a trajectory to ride the HWY 17 corridor! Just a guess based on how it’s traveling!

[supercane4867]

Those extremely high flight level winds are not translated to the surface with shallow convection so the standard reduction factor does not apply here. 75kt SFMR is pretty representative.

[Buck]

I feel bad almost... I just went to SC last week and now Isaias hits. Every time I visit Charleston or Myrtle Beach, a hurricane hits the Carolinas shortly thereafter... Hugo in 88, Bertha in 96, Matthew in 16 and now Isaias in 20.

[EquusStorm]

Now imagine the jet Interaction coming up that brings some of those higher winds to the surface across the mid-Atlantic... I smell big time regionwide power outages coming

That's absolutely insane flight level winds tho, jeez

[supercane4867]

If current track holds, Wilmington could see wind gusts higher than Florence.

[HurricaneEnzo]

Possible sting jet?

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[BensonTCwatcher]

76 knot gust recorded on frying pan tower = 87 mph

[shiny-pebble]

Not liking the trend this season of rapidly organizing storms as they reach the coast.... Bertha, Hanna, and now Isaias....

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[supercane4867]

Possible sting jet. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200804/7db54f2c8dafc4b4057b480547f31ef3.jpg

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Reminds me of Hurricane Humberto last year during its closest approach to Bermuda.

[tiger_deF]

I'll never forget this storm. What an absolutely potent wave.

[supercane4867]

I was going to say it reminds me of Bertha.

Bertha 96 flashback

[beyokan]

I'll never forget this storm. What an absolutely potent wave.

This and Gonzalo were really fun ones to track.

[Do_For_Love]

I'm not stunned it made Hurricane but the jump to 85 mph is pretty surprising IMO

[aspen]

Isaias is so close to beating its original peak intensity. Just a few mbar lower and this’ll be the strongest it’s ever been.

First peak was 75 kt/987 mbar. Currently, it’s 75 kt/988 mbar.