Check out dabuh.com, the guy is a real hoot, and he has lots of cool maps and models in motion. I've been checking him out for a while and although he tends to overhype a bit, it is useful. According to his latest update, the whole east coast and the panhandle will get swell in the next few days to a week.
Sisurfdogg, yeah he is a hoot, I had him on my phone for updates, my phone would go off pretty late at night, a little annoying, had cancel the subscription, a little over hyped, not bad for a novice weatherman though.
The latest from NOAA: "TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2014 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: 1. Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with an elongated area of low pressure located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands has become a little better organized during the past few hours. Additional slow development of this system is possible during the next day or two, and a tropical depression could form as the system moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph across the Lesser Antilles and into the Caribbean Sea. After that time, land interaction could limit development potential over the weekend. Regardless of tropical cyclone formation, gusty winds and heavy rainfall are possible across portions of the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands on Thursday night and Friday. Interests in those islands should closely monitor the progress of this system. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate this system tomorrow afternoon, if necessary. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...60 percent.
Here's latest trajectory from wunderground http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/atlantic/2014/Invest-96L?map=model
I hope it sweeps through just as I'm getting back from Costa Rica...feel the passive aggressive side of HOTY.....
I can picture it, just past midnight, all is quiet, snug in bed...."THIS IS CHICKY DAMAINE AKA DA BUH DABUH.COM WITH YOUR LATEST SURF WEATHER UPDATE SPONSERED BY WHITEYS FISH CAMP!!!! WE'VE GOT A BIG FETCH POINTED AT THE WHOLE EAST COAST AND THE LONG RANGE MODELS ARE CALLING FOR THIS TO WIND UP AND KICK BACK SOME LONG PERIOD GROUNDSWELL". Like the apocalypse is upon us. He is classic.
My phone was going off at 11:30pm..." first one to such and such surf shop at 8:00am gets a10% discount"....annoyed a little. ..his heart is in the right place though... gotta love the guy.
Will it be the, "THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND SWELL TO REMEMBER"...models currently pointing to it...LONG way out tho.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2014 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: 1. Showers and thunderstorms associated with an elongated area of low pressure located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands have changed little in organization during the past several hours. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for development during the next couple of days, and a tropical depression could form while the system moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph across the Lesser Antilles and over the eastern Caribbean Sea. The mountainous terrain of Hispaniola and eastern Cuba could limit development during the first part of the weekend, but conditions are expected to be conducive for development early next week when the system is forecast to move near or over the Bahamas. Regardless of tropical cyclone formation, gusty winds and heavy rainfall are possible across portions of the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands tonight and Friday, and over Hispaniola late Friday and Saturday. Interests in those islands should closely monitor the progress of this disturbance. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate the low this afternoon, if necessary. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
https://www.fnmoc.navy.mil/wxmap_cgi/cgi-bin/wxmap_loop.cgi?&area=ww3_atlantic&prod=swlwvht&dtg=2014082106&set=All OH BOY. Chugga Chugga Chugga
http://articles.dailypress.com/2014...low-normal-season-hurricane-season-gerry-bell i just wanted to add to the hype.
In other words, they have no idea. It either does not get caught up in the trough and goes into the gulf, or it gets picked up by the mid latitude trough and heads out to sea for Bermuda to worry about, or something else entirely. One of the guys on the weather channel this morning said when the storm hasn't even closed off a curculation yet it has no defined center, the models cant even start from a specific storm center. So the model runs are STARTING with significant built in error before they even consider the steering currents, which introduces more error!
Dude, this is the hype train man! Get with the program. Latest GFS loop http://www.weather.unisys.com/gfs/gfs.php?inv=0&plot=pres®ion=us&t=l
They have a very good idea... They know for a fact that it will either strengthen or weaken and head towards the gulf or north
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2768 Fueling up the train. Attaching banner to caboose.