ATL: ZETA - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[tolakram]

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[Hypercane_Kyle]

Zeta may already be a Major hurricane, 105 knots 500 meters above sea level at the SE eyewall



https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/recon/recon_AF309-1728A-ZETA_dropsonde3_20201028-1721.png

Likely a gust, but would support 85 knots.

[Javlin]

Still nothing but sprinkles here and some light winds, but the clouds are darkening. That's a sign the rain isn't too far behind.

https://i.imgur.com/49oaS81.jpg

Looking at the sat presentation looks like it will cross were the boot comes off the coast line and another eyewall for Biloxi/Gulfport my third at least it will be short this go round.

https://www.weathernerds.org/satellite/ ... nitsst=Off

[Iceresistance]

People are going to get caught off guard by the winds of this storm real quick...

https://i.imgur.com/F5r8sKZ.gif

I already called this storm 'Zooming Zeta'

[xironman]

LOL, Freezing rain, blizzard and possible tornado watch in one part of the country on the same day. Time dependent https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/

[ColdMiser123]

Recon reports that the eyewall is open to the NW, which probably explains why the winds in that quadrant are so light.

The wind asymmetry is forecast well by the hurricane models, showing considerably stronger wind in the eastern quadrant. HMON shows 135 kt 850 mb wind at landfall on the east semicircle, but only around 65 kt on the western semicircle.

[Iceresistance]

Zeta may already be a Major hurricane, 105 knots 500 meters above sea level at the SE eyewall



https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/recon/recon_AF309-1728A-ZETA_dropsonde3_20201028-1721.png

Likely a gust, but would support 85 knots.

I don't know, the Intermediate advisory is any moment now

[SohCahToa]

Still nothing but sprinkles here and some light winds, but the clouds are darkening. That's a sign the rain isn't too far behind.

https://i.imgur.com/49oaS81.jpg

For the 37th time this year, we are holding down the fort in Mandeville, Steve!

[Jag95]

Look at all the cold air being pulled into Zeta's back side....impressive. This might be like Hurricane Hilda in 1964....I remember a cool back side of Hilda once it passed my home in New Orleans.... Clear NNE movement now.....MGC

Opal was the same way. I remember standing on the front porch shivering in the north wind as NW FL was getting 130 mph gusts.

Latest satellite does look very impressive for late October storm, even more so within the last few hours. And moving right along, this won't weaken much.

[tolakram]

[Iceresistance]

LOL, Freezing rain, blizzard and possible tornado watch in one part of the country on the same day. Time dependent https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/

I know! This is 2020: Everything happening at once! Blizzard warnings for Eastern New Mexico right now, it's 38 where I am.

[tiger_deF]

The fact that the pressure is high compared to the relatively high FL winds is again another sign of how the atmosphere surrounding the cyclone is allowing Zeta to become stronger than SST's, shear profile, and Climatology would predict otherwise. Zeta is going to do some fascinating things over the next day or so, and from a meteorological standpoint this will be a fairly unique event.

[northjaxpro]

Zeta continues to put on a show as the cyclone begins to approach the coastline in the next several hours. Here we are seeing another cyclone ramping up just before landfall, which continues this common.occurance with Gulf cyclones here in 2020.

[tolakram]

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[ColdMiser123]

Officially a Cat 2, 975 mb/85 kt.

[TallahasseeMan]

Doughnut shape on IR

[Hurricane Mike]

This is definitely strengthening due to enhancement from the trough picking it up.

[Iceresistance]

Intermediate Advisory 16A
Zeta: Category 2 Hurricane
Winds: 100 mph
Pressure: 975 MB
Hourly Tropical Cyclone Updates will begin at 200 PM CDT

[aspen]

Seems like Zeta also wants to test the WMO’s policy on Greek name retirement.

[Iceresistance]

https://imgur.com/eeyl8m0

Does it look like Kate of 1985 and/or Opal in 1995?