Wake up north Gulf Coast - earlier landfall possible

[Terry]

Mentioned on other sites and on Viper (Channel 8, WFLA Tampa) --- faster speed and therefore earlier landfall. (and I'd guess that this means a more westerly landfall, but don't hold me to that. Listen to your local mets and emergency folks!)

Get the heck outta Ivan's way. Moan later!

[sea oat]

i agree with you 100%. good news maybe for us here in the panhandle but bad news to our west. stay vigilant everyone!

[PurdueWx80]

Just because it is moving faster now doesn't mean it won't slow down earlier than the NHC thinks. A stalling storm just off the coast would be a nightmare (one that we just experienced w/ Frances).

[Sean in New Orleans]

I think it's looking like it may go to Pascagoula...I'm feeling much, much better after the 11:00 track came out from the NHC. It appears that New Orleans has dodged another bullet and our record for a landfall since 1965 will hold. I sincerely hope and pray for those to our East that this storm will weaken before it makes landfall. I believe that it will---maybe to a category 3. Godspeed!

[Stormcenter]

I think it's looking like it may go to Pascagoula...I'm feeling much, much better after the 11:00 track came out from the NHC. It appears that New Orleans has dodged another bullet and our record for a landfall since 1965 will hold. I sincerely hope and pray for those to our East that this storm will weaken before it makes landfall. I believe that it will---maybe to a category 3. Godspeed!

I think N.O. has had several landfalls since Betsy. I guess you must mean
a major hurricane, right?

[TSmith274]

Man, this is confusing. Just got through watching the local Fox station here. They are breathing a little sigh of relief because of the NHC shifing the track east. The track they showed had it going right over Mobile. Now, I know this is a big hurricane, but landfall right over Mobile would be great news for N.O. But, I don't want to wish this upon our neighbors in Mobile either. This is shaping up to be a horrible trend for Mobile. At least that's what I was lead to believe by the latest news here. Who knows?

[c5Camille]

I"m awake!! i'm awake!!

[Mello1]

I think it's looking like it may go to Pascagoula...I'm feeling much, much better after the 11:00 track came out from the NHC. It appears that New Orleans has dodged another bullet and our record for a landfall since 1965 will hold. I sincerely hope and pray for those to our East that this storm will weaken before it makes landfall. I believe that it will---maybe to a category 3. Godspeed!

If this is a major storm by landfall, given the size of the storm, I don't see NO being off the hook necessarily. Perhaps not the gloom and doom worse case scenareo everyone has been referring too, but it ani't gonna be a walk in the park in area either. Just stay safe and vigilant.

[Mello1]

Also, I get real nervous when folk start saying it's gonna hit X city. Any kind of drifting close in and it can be someplace else in a heartbeat. The only good sceanaro is that this thing dies at sea, and I don't guess there's a chance in he!! that's happening. Just keep sharp and be ready to make other plans; at least 3 of you guys are in prime strike areas ~~ my guess is that one of you guys are going to get the hit...

[AL Chili Pepper]

Man, this is confusing. Just got through watching the local Fox station here. They are breathing a little sigh of relief because of the NHC shifing the track east. The track they showed had it going right over Mobile. Now, I know this is a big hurricane, but landfall right over Mobile would be great news for N.O. But, I don't want to wish this upon our neighbors in Mobile either. This is shaping up to be a horrible trend for Mobile. At least that's what I was lead to believe by the latest news here. Who knows?

Don't let your guard down, because IMHO, a faster track is bad news for MS and LA.

[Terry]

Agreed, PurdueWx80 - stalling storm off coast is a nightmare. Just ask those in the Bahamas re Frances. And a faster moving storm (regardless of the intensisty) ican cause a mess since it catches people off guard.

We need hurricanes that only follow predictable tracks and intensity forecasts. But then life would be boring and we wouldn't need Storm2K!

[Javlin]

A faster track means more W and less if any recurve E.If acceleration is being experience then stronger ridge to the E is to blame.At least that is the way I see it might be totally off base.