Hurricane LEE

[TornadoFan]

Current satellite view of Lee.

 

[JBishopwx]

 

[JPWX]

I don't believe I've ever seen NHC explicitly forecast category 5 intensity this early in an advisory.

 

[Clancy]

This sucker's really bombing out. Major hurricane status likely coming today, per NHC.

 

[TH2002]

I don't believe I've ever seen NHC explicitly forecast category 5 intensity this early in an advisory.

IIRC they did something similar with Iota when it underwent rapid intensification (it was category 5 initially but later downgraded to category 4). Could be wrong though.

 

[JPWX]

First recon flight inbound for Lee.

 

[JPWX]

IIRC they did something similar with Iota when it underwent rapid intensification (it was category 5 initially but later downgraded to category 4). Could be wrong though.

NHC had max winds at 155mph for Iota up until the Advisory where recon found category 5 winds.

 

[JPWX]

Category 3 now. That's a 45mph (75 to 120) wind increase since 4pm yesterday and a 30mb pressure drop (991 to 961) since 4pm yesterday. Since 5am this morning, we've seen a 40mph wind increase (80 to 120) and a pressure drop of 20mb (981 to 961).

 

[TornadoFan]

Category 3 now. That's a 45mph (75 to 120) wind increase since 4pm yesterday and a 30mb pressure drop (991 to 961) since 4pm yesterday. Since 5am this morning, we've seen a 40mph wind increase (80 to 120) and a pressure drop of 20mb (981 to 961).

NHC has it as a Category 4 with sustained winds of 130 mph.

 

[warneagle]

55 mph in 24 hours is insane

 

[JPWX]

O wow! Okay

 

[TornadoFan]

The pressure is down to 953 Mb.

 

[JPWX]

38mb pressure drop since 4pm yesterday and a 28mb pressure drop since early this morning.

 

[Blountwolf]

Buzzsaw. What a beauty.


My favorite way to see a bombing storm - 188 frame loop set to fast with the Thunderstorm Color enhancement.

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[akt1985]

Hurricane Lee Majors. The Six Million Dollar question is, will it hit land?

 

[Clancy]

A beauty.

 

[JBishopwx]

 

[GeneralBT]

Hurricane Lee Majors. The Six Million Dollar question is, will it hit land?

I see what you did there!

 

[JPWX]

There has not been a category 5 hurricane in both the Eastern Pacific and Atlantic during the same season during a Moderate or Strong El Nino. Assuming Lee becomes a category 5, this would be the first time on record. I'm not exactly sure what categorical El Nino we're in (weak, moderate, strong) currently. The majority of Atlantic category 5's during El Nino years have occurred during weak ENSO. 2018, 2019, 1977, 2007, 2004, 1969, 1979, and 1980.

 

[warneagle]

Entirely possible we'll have a cat 5 soon if we don't already