Monday, September 1, 2008

Tropical Storm Ike

Ike has been initiated with 50 mph winds and a pressure of 1000 mb. I don't like the looks of this one at all, but I won't get too much into it right now with Gustav and Hanna currently the main issues. I am going to give Ike until Friday until I go out on a limb with this one. But, the Gulf or southeast US looks very likely.

Hanna has also strengthened to an 80 mph hurricane with minimal pressure of 983 mb. Considering it is holding together very well in this high shear environment, once the shear dies down a bit, I wouldn't be surprised to see it strengthen into a Category 2 before landfall on the southeast coast. More to come...

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