Felicia Continues To Impress

[Michael Nicolaou]

With Felicia now reaching major hurrican status with winds estimated at 115mph she has garned my attention since the ATL season is so quiet. My first attempt at posting a forecast so any feedback is appreciated.

Even with SST dropping on her current projected path I still think the Hawaiian Islands will be brushed by some near hurrican strength gusts if not winds from this storm. I think the high will dominate a little more than expected to push the storm more SW than West towards the end of the forecast period as well. This track is a little more southern (in warmer waters) than what is projected, and is what makes me think it will keep a little more strength.

All in all should be some good swells for the surfers generated in the next few days.

Any other thoughts

 

[Stuart Robinson]

Felicia has reached CAT4 strenth but as Michael has mentioned all guidence suggests that Felicia will weaken as she moves over colder waters.

 

[cdcollura]

Good day all,

created by a poster "Calamity" on another forum

dude ... this is an ANNULAR HURRICANE!

Wow (I wish I was fish)...

 

[Chris Chambers]

The remnants of Felicia's center eventually directly passed over Oahu on the 12 August. I left a camera taking pictures every 5 seconds from my apartment. The resulting cloud motions in time-lapse reveal the shift from NE winds to light westerlies to almost calm, brief southerlies and then a quick transition to southeaterlies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiXE7pj-wA8

aloha
Chris

 

[Joshua Nall]

The remnants of Felicia's center eventually directly passed over Oahu on the 12 August. I left a camera taking pictures every 5 seconds from my apartment. The resulting cloud motions in time-lapse reveal the shift from NE winds to light westerlies to almost calm, brief southerlies and then a quick transition to southeaterlies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiXE7pj-wA8

I really enjoyed that time-lapse Chris. Thanks for posting!

Josh