James

Graduate Student

[James @Mernusea]

@Louisianafotos @iCyclone Pressure on Guam got down to about 970 with the center about 50 miles away. Assuming an RMW of about 20 miles that would support a central pressure below 910 mbar

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@iCyclone Looks like they had an honest to god landfall on Rota. I knew they’d got a direct hit, didn’t think they’d get the exact (or near exact) c enter

[James @Mernusea]

@iCyclone I thought it might go just north enough that the core would miss. But it’s jogged west enough that they’re in for a direct hit

[James @Mernusea]

@iCyclone Looking a little more ragged now, may hit as “only” a lower end 5.

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@iCyclone It’s wide enough now that it’ll have to really thread the needle to avoid bringing the eyewall to any of the islands, probably somewhere is gonna get it at this point.

[James @Mernusea]

@iCyclone Glad you’re able to spend today in the US and not traveling, happy 4th of July! May the fireworks be as spectacular as the eyewall of cat 5

[James @Mernusea]

@iCyclone Reaaaally would be nice to have recon out there. Aside from knowing how strong it is, the data would help nail down the track

[James @Mernusea]

@iCyclone Are you gonna chase it or stay home and make posts about its appearance like a jilted lover?

[James @Mernusea]

@iCyclone Cheese puff time?

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@iCyclone @edgarrmcgregor My ego grows yet again!

[James @Mernusea]

@edgarrmcgregor @iCyclone Also the station on Grand Isle, which was the in the core, failed after a gust of around 150 mph and a USGS station outside the RMW recorded sustained winds of 116 mph. (Sorry for all this stuff I like this topic, wind observations)

[James @Mernusea]

@edgarrmcgregor @iCyclone Without commenting on the overall point I just want to say that those stations were outside the core of eyewall, only reason the gusts are as high as they are is that they’re elevated stations (38m and 20m).

[James @Mernusea]

@iCyclone That 131 mph gust is way higher than any gust from a tropical cyclone in South Dakota so looks like the twisty things win (this is a joke I hope nobody would seriously try that comparison)

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@iCyclone Looks like the the crumple zone after a car crash, glad they are adding safety features to tropical cyclones

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@iCyclone Any good gusts at the house?

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@iCyclone How’s that city recovered from Laura/Delta? Any blue tarps left?

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@iCyclone @wxmeddler Time to sell T-shirts: “My car fell into a ravine at MORGERMAN’S BAYOU”

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@iCyclone After getting smashed by Otis in 23 and flooded by John in 24, hopefully Boris is only a boring storm for Acapulco.

[James @Mernusea]

@iCyclone @FastCompany @SargentoCheese Are you a cheese snob? I’m a cheese snob, I don’t even buy it pre shredded anymore.

[James @Mernusea]

@iCyclone June gulf storm in a strong El Niño? Audrey 2? Probably not. Hopefully not.