2024 Tropical Weather Thread (21 Viewers)

[Sailorsaint]

I’m hopping a flight from Grenada to Carriacou now. Trying to center the eye.

Are you sure the weather isn’t chasing YOU?!

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Are you sure the weather isn’t chasing YOU?!

At this point The Weather knows all it has to do is bow up and bclemms meets it outside

 

[bclemms]

Are you sure the weather isn’t chasing YOU?!

Flew from Rapid City to jackson, drove home to change out gear then hopped a flight to Charlotte then to Grenada. In Grenada got on an island hopper to Carriacou. If the weather is chasing me it’s doing a terrible job.

 

[bclemms]

JP does a good job giving the feel of the islsnd before the storm.

 

[Saintman2884]

Great.

One thing is the blocking high pressure looks to be over us around time it enters Gulf so that's something to hope verifies

Plus, unlike typhoons or cyclones, hurricanes can only reach a certain intensity, strength and power scope before it gets too strong over the next 3-4 days and begins falling apart a bit before it hits Yucatan Peninsula presumably by late Friday or Saturday. I don't perceive this storm maintaining this intensity and strength at this peak before internal combustion sets in and it starts weakening. Thankfully for us and those living in the Yucatan Peninsula and Southern Mexican GOM coastline, Beryl "getting too strong, too fast" will be a benefit for not striking around Cozumel at a Cat 4 or 5.

Update: the most recent NHC Beryl Advisory has Beryl going into southern Yucatan Peninsula/Belizean border very early Friday morning on its most recent 5-day tracking forecast and re-entering Bay of Campeche as a Tropical Storm late Friday night.

 

[superchuck500]

I’m hopping a flight from Grenada to Carriacou now. Trying to center the eye.

 

[superchuck500]

JP does a good job giving the feel of the islsnd before the storm.

Thanks for posting that - wife and I watched it. Prayers for Carriacou and all of you there.

 

[superchuck500]

Radar feed from Grenada. Still has quite a way to go to the island

https://www.accuweather.com/en/gd/national/weather-radar

 

[bclemms]

Thanks for posting that - wife and I watched it. Prayers for Carriacou and all of you there.

Thanks. I feel bad for the people here, they think they know but dont have a clue. Eyewall replacement looks like it may prevent a complete razing but not sure it will matter.

 

[Nisey55]

Thanks. I feel bad for the people here, they think they know but dont have a clue. Eyewall replacement looks like it may prevent a complete razing but not sure it will matter.

Thanks for updating. Poor people.

 

[bclemms]

Going to hold live stream as long as possible.

 

[superchuck500]

Looks like the thicker part of the convection starting to move into the area of the islands.

 

[Madmarsha]

Watching @bclemms !

 

[superchuck500]

Imagery link from Dr. Cowan's site:

Satellite Imagery and Tropical Floaters | Tropical Tidbits

Satellite images of hurricanes and other regions from GOES-16, GOES-18, and Himawari-9

www.tropicaltidbits.com

 

[efil4stnias]

Thanks for updating. Poor people.

i watched their live stream a bit last night and saw the video of locals literally using rope to "strap down" their roof ( over the roof and under the foundation )

Im very curious to see if this provides any sort of reinforcement- I cant imagine the pressures/lbs per sq inch involved with 120mph + winds and the force exerted on the roof and ropes holding in place. But sure would make for interesting study. Especially for areas where metal roofs are the more popular.