The next one inline is down so all bets are off there. :(
For those wondering about motion - I pulled up the previous vortex data message at 1 am EDT. Motion between then and 7:51 am EDT was about 289 degrees at 14 3/4 mph. That puts it in line to hit Jamaica head-on as predicted. Will update with the fresh VDM shortly.
NHC uses a longer view (probably over the previous 12 hours).
A resident in Jamaica wrote this about “our buoy” a little while ago:
” ... The weather channels just reported wave heights of 33ft (10m) from one of NOAA’s buoys which just passed through DEAN ... the also reported that the anemometer that recorded the last wind speed BROKE in one of the gusts from the storm. ...”
So, sounds like 42059 did “take one” for the FReepers! Now, what *time* did that anemometer break?