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This sure does not look like a July 4th map of the tropics - more like August or September . The MM5 model/not sure how reliable it is.Thoughts and comments welcomed.
wow! 4 tropical systems at 1 time in july! wouldnt that be something i know that model isnt that accurate but still forecasting 4 at the start of july! i also noticed TD 3 stalling out before landfall! not good
the FSU MM5 has 3 hurricanes hitting the USA at the same time, EVEN THOUGH IT INTENSIFIES ONE OVER THE MOUNTAINS! Have they ever heard of a topography field in their terrain file?
The MM5 is interesting in that it shows a path for the E. Carib wave that is similar to other models (maybe not intensity-wise), but it just gets ridiculous with td03.
The FSU experimental version of the MM5 is pretty wacked-out. At a couple of points, it was spinning Arlene up to a Cat-3 also, so I'm not going to panic over what it's putting off the SE Florida coast.
Also, I find the idea of the Gulf system stalling right off the coast entirely incredible.
if my run of the MM5 shows that, then I will be concerned (we have the proper topography of hispaniola, plus, I only run it with 12 hourly boundary conditions, not 6 which I believe FSU does)
the FSU MM5 has 3 hurricanes hitting the USA at the same time, EVEN THOUGH IT INTENSIFIES ONE OVER THE MOUNTAINS! Have they ever heard of a topography field in their terrain file?
Derek Ortt wrote:if my run of the MM5 shows that, then I will be concerned (we have the proper topography of hispaniola, plus, I only run it with 12 hourly boundary conditions, not 6 which I believe FSU does)