Odette on the verge of becoming 8th hurricane of the season

[Hyperstorm]

Odette is consolidating tonight and it looks like land will be the only inhibitor for it to strengthen significantly. If it were a good 100 miles off the coast, I would say it will become a hurricane, but time is really running out. If current trends continue, it should make landfall within the next 3 hours and that's the time it has for it to strengthen 10 mph more and I think this tenacious December storm is not wasting time. Latest satellite images show a large mushroomed convection mass that consolidated and it might just be trying to form an eyewall. Next recon which should be in there in about 2 hours will prove interesting. I think is right on the borderline of hurricane strength, since is the best it's looked in its short existance.

[wxman57]

No way! At best it's a poorly-organized tropical storm with one tiny area of squalls that are producing sfc winds of 50-65 mph in the northeast quadrant. But the rest of the wind field is MUCH less than that. It has lacked good feeder bands from day 1, and the center is now moving inland. No hurricane status for Odette. I doubt the recon plane will be able to get to the center, as it looks like it's inland.

[ncweatherwizard]

No way! At best it's a poorly-organized tropical storm with one tiny area of squalls that are producing sfc winds of 50-65 mph in the northeast quadrant. But the rest of the wind field is MUCH less than that. It has lacked good feeder bands from day 1, and the center is now moving inland. No hurricane status for Odette. I doubt the recon plane will be able to get to the center, as it looks like it's inland.

Definitely. This thing is nearing the end of its rope, simply said.

[cycloneye]

Odette is consolidating tonight and it looks like land will be the only inhibitor for it to strengthen significantly. If it were a good 100 miles off the coast, I would say it will become a hurricane, but time is really running out. If current trends continue, it should make landfall within the next 3 hours and that's the time it has for it to strengthen 10 mph more and I think this tenacious December storm is not wasting time. Latest satellite images show a large mushroomed convection mass that consolidated and it might just be trying to form an eyewall. Next recon which should be in there in about 2 hours will prove interesting. I think is right on the borderline of hurricane strength, since is the best it's looked in its short existance.

You can say goodbye to Odette in the next few hours as it has moved inland already with the majority of the circulation being teared apart by the big mountains there.

But it was fun to watch this system form for the first time in the caribbean ever in december and more interesting with a winter storm in the northeast US at the same time.

[Stormsfury]

Satellite shot of the Nor'easter with an "eye-like" feature and Tropical Storm Odette from earlier today ...

http://www.stormsfury1.com/Temp/NEstormAndOdette

[cycloneye]

Satellite shot of the Nor'easter with an "eye-like" feature and Tropical Storm Odette from earlier today ...

http://www.stormsfury1.com/Temp/NEstormAndOdette

Indeed Mike that is a great pic showing both systems.

[george_r_1961]

Odette will soon be torn apart by the mountains of Haiti. When whats left of it emerges into the Atlantic it will likely be extratropical. Now back to my Xmas shopping.