Yes, this is a radical departure from the previous forecasts, and
certainly a great relief to the northeast Atlantic coast. I suspect that TS
Nicole had some influence here. It will still be a strong category 3 or weak
category 4 storm when it gets to Miami on Friday.
>
>NOAA's 5 AM track for Wednesday 10/5 shows a significant difference from
>the previous several forecasts. Previously, the location for "2 AM Sat"
>was right on the coast at the North Carolina/South Carolina state lines.
> Now it's near the Florida/Georgia line and a significant distance from
>the coast. This shows a significant slowing of the path of the storm
>and also a significant weakening. IIRC, the storm was still a Major (M)
>hurricane at that latitude in previous forecasts.
>
<<SNIP>>
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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