Upper level outflow is EXCELLENT...water temps 86-88F ahead of it..warm water is very Deep too..no dry air around
The storm will grow in size too....
At this time worst case is being predicted by the models staying offshore of Cuba and then taking a SHARP north turn .....this would put the major cities on the east coast in the front eye wall ...
nightmare scenario .....I’m sure the path will change but very disturbing..this better go east and stay just offshore like Mathew did last year
I think the worst thing which could happen would be for it to get into the Gulf. That warm water will make it grow even more.
Mobile and Pensacola would be battered. It could ever hit New Orleans.
What are the locals thinking down your way? We’re watching, but too early yet to worry. Already prepped last week.
Truly frightening... I remember Andrew in ‘92. I couldn’t believe the damage. Even seasoned hurricane experts were stunned. It’s wind gusts might have approached 200 m.p.h. and severely damaged concrete buildings and turned Homestead Air Force Base into an unusable wreck. It barely missed Miami that time. I can’t imagine what would happen if 170 m.p.h. winds would do to the many highrises of Miami and Miami Beach. The wind tunnel effect would strip the buildings to steel skeletons. Exposed to salt water, they would rust overnight. All wooden buildings would be destroyed. Could result in a significant depopulation of south Florida.
Praying it misses.