The focus is on Irene tonight and will be for the next 3-4 days, however, it appears our next named storm(Jose) is forming off of Africa. Just like Irene before it, I don't get nervous until the system gets closer and we can get a better read on where it MIGHT go. Remember early on with Irene? Models had it coming into Gulf right at us. Models at 10-14 days out are fairly useless. Look at Irene tonight. Landfall is 3 (Carolinas) to 5 (Long Island-New England) days out and models are in agreement at 3 days, but vary widely at 5 days out. If the track favors the western model tracks, we will be seeing some very ugly scenes from North Carolina on up to Maine. I mentioned tonight that I am relieved that Irene is not our problem but feel for those who will be in her path as we all know what destruction a major hurricane brings. If you believe in the power of prayer, our East Coast needs your prayers this weekend.
In the short term, more heat and only a few showers Thursday and Friday before we dry out for this weekend.
P.S. NFL stays for Not For Long.
2 comments:
Hey Bob, It would be informative to your listeners to explain significant wave heights - the wave heights you show on your weather segment. There could be hurricane waves twice the significant wave height from Irene, ie 40 ft could mean there are several 80 ft waves.
Here we go again,gfl has a hurrican hitting us again in 300hrs, those models hate nola.hope the r wrong again.
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