OLR : WRF/GFS simulation for Sunday morning. Wind speeds may be higher than 60 MPH at that time. Of course, I am not a weather forecaster and am just guessing based on the simulations.
North/south wind speeds
picture of hurricane irene and tropical storm lee
This is a good representation of the accuracy of four day forecasts!
Similar to your comments, Willis has a good article at WUWT highlighting that Irene was a tropical storm at landfall, at most.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/09/01/tropical-storm-irene/
The rains are just teasing us…training, but staying offshore
The punchline is at 9 seconds…
Hi Steve,
this up your alley?
http://autonomousmind.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/reality-of-sea-ice-is-starting-to-bite/
Bottom line NSF neglect ice-breaker fleet so antarctic station caught short when Sweden decide they need ice-breaker to keep domestic shipping going.
I hate to have to point out the obvious…but exactly where have they been claiming sea ice loss……..
“NSF has used the ship each winter since 2006–07 to clear a path through the sea ice to resupply McMurdo Station, the largest scientific outpost in Antarctica and the hub for U.S. activities on the continent”
Steve, you may not be a weather forecaster, but did you stay at a Holiday Inn last night?
Tell me I’m wrong but the English are becoming sheeple of the EU and are apathetic to their rights and freedoms. What a disappointing country they have become. I hope Richard North writes about this.
‘FA launches ‘Let’s Kick Climate Change Denial Out of Football’ campaign.’
“Football fans who make offensive chants about wind turbines could face stiff jail sentences under plans by the government and the Football Association to ‘get tough’ with climate change deniers.”
http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2011/09/01/fa-launches-%E2%80%98let%E2%80%99s-kick-climate-change-denial-out-of-football%E2%80%99-campaign/
Forgot the SARC tag in above comment so people don’t think it’s serious.
Baltimore Gas and Electric still reports 31,000 customers without power 6 days after Irene. To those people, Irene was no joke. Apparently even 60-70 mph wind gusts are more than our power grid can stand.
According to the , most of southeast Louisiana is currently experiencing tropical storm force winds. Meanwhile, reports 20 m.p.h. winds.
Meanwhile, a representation of the models (probably NOAA’s):
http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/epic-fail-photos-hurricane-paths-fail.jpg