Hurricane Igor

[jtmal0723]

From the current projected paths, I am seeing another Danielle or Earl. It's like deja vu.

Its a bit north of where Earl was when it was in this area. Perhaps a Danielle?

All signs are pointing to another "Danielle" situation.

[weatherlover94]

i wouldnt be so sure we see another danielle type track because the cone has it more of a threat to the us right now....its going to have to make a sudden sharp turn soon in order for us to see a danielle situation witch i just dont see right now....more like an earl and mabie a hanna 08 type track

[Jonathon]

Computer models:

[phw115wvwx]

Hurricane Igor has made a drastic jump to 135 mph winds, which prompted a special 2:30 PM advisory from NHC.  The pressure has plummeted from 988 mb to 950 mb in less than 10 hours.  Igor is now a Category 4 hurricane, and it may not be finished with its rapid intensification phase.

[Mike M]

look at the eyewall!



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[toxictwister00]

He's going annular now, so perfectly symmetrical overall. This would be our third hurricane to do so behind Danielle and Earl (only briefly).

[TWCToday]

Hurricane Igor will be the longest lasting major hurricane since Ivan. I expect it to reach a cat 5

[weatherlover94]

((BREAKING NEWS)): GOOGLE MAPS NOW HAS IGOR WITH WINDS OF 150 MPH....10 MPH SHY OF CAT 5 STATUS ....THE GOOD NEWS THE MODELS ARE LIKELY TO SHIFT RIGHT AGAIN BUT BRINGING A WORSE CASE SCENARIO FOR BERMUDA PUTTING THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE ON BERMUDA:((BREAKING NEWS))

[WeatherWitness]

This one is STRONG! A Category 5 hurricane has winds >155 mph; the NHC predicts Igor to have winds as high as 155 mph, but that could easily mean that it could be a Cat 5 with a difference of only 1 mph! Maybe it's a good thing (for the US anyways...not sure about Bermuda) that Igor will turn north like Danielle.

P.S. Why in the world are all of the major hurricanes doing the northward turn this year? It's starting to become a trend.

[TWCToday]

((BREAKING NEWS)): GOOGLE MAPS NOW HAS IGOR WITH WINDS OF 150 MPH....10 MPH SHY OF CAT 5 STATUS ....THE GOOD NEWS THE MODELS ARE LIKELY TO SHIFT RIGHT AGAIN BUT BRINGING A WORSE CASE SCENARIO FOR BERMUDA PUTTING THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE ON BERMUDA:((BREAKING NEWS))

Google maps?  I assume you are referring to recon data or something?

This storm looks like it may go annular to me
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annular_hurricane

[WeatherWitness]

LATEST INFORMATION ON MAJOR HURRICANE IGOR (11 PM EDT ADVISORY)
Winds: 150 mph [CAT 4]
Moving: W 13 mph
Pressure: 935 mb

[phw115wvwx]

As a little factoid, Igor's pressure dropped 46 mb in a span of 12 hours from 5 AM to 5 PM earlier.  That's about as rapid an intensification rate as you're going to find.  I even wonder if that's a 12-hour record.  Hurricane Igor is thankfully far away from the United States, but I hope Bermuda is watching this situation very closely.

[TWCToday]

Rather interesting...

THE MEAN MOTION IS 270/11...BUT IGOR HAS BEEN WOBBLING A LITTLE TO
THE SOUTH OF THAT VECTOR. IGOR IS MOVING INTO AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE
THE STEERING FLOW IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DICTATED BY A LARGE
LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...AND THE HURRICANE IS
EXPECTED TO RESPOND BY TURNING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITHIN THE
NEXT 24-48 HOURS. SOME OF THE GLOBAL MODELS INDICATE THAT THE
TROUGH COULD FLATTEN A LITTLE BY DAY 3 AND ALLOW THE SUBTROPICAL
RIDGE TO BUILD WESTWARD...BUT AT THIS TIME THERE IS TOO MUCH
DISAGREEMENT TO INDICATE A WESTWARD TURN IN THE FORECAST.

[TWCToday]

Fun fact: Igor is only the third hurricane on record to reach 150mph east of 50W.

[toxictwister00]

((BREAKING NEWS)): GOOGLE MAPS NOW HAS IGOR WITH WINDS OF 150 MPH....10 MPH SHY OF CAT 5 STATUS ....THE GOOD NEWS THE MODELS ARE LIKELY TO SHIFT RIGHT AGAIN BUT BRINGING A WORSE CASE SCENARIO FOR BERMUDA PUTTING THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE ON BERMUDA:((BREAKING NEWS))

Google maps?  I assume you are referring to recon data or something?

This storm looks like it may go annular to me
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annular_hurricane

And a large eye to go with it. 
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t1/flash-vis.html