k9nanny wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2017 3:17 pmI've been reading all the weather geeks' comments at Weather Underground. It's a minute by minute report.billy.pilgrim wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:19 pmOur Medicare fraud governor is still freaking out about storm surge. I see it in the Keys and even to Lauderdale, but the west coast will have offshore winds.
until the storm passes, then the southwest wind pushes the water onshore.
I worry more and more that they don't have a clue when this thing is going to turn and the gulf is currently at record high temps.
"It's turned."
"No, that's a wobble."
"Look how she's grown!"
"Yep. The Gulf is her energy drink."
Agreed. I've been in a bunch and of the ones I've seen, the real killer surges come when it moves in a straight line for a long time and is intensified when pushed into a small area.
Dennis was a relatively small storm, but pushed 12 or 15 feet of water into the Big Bend area - y'all probably call it Florida's armpit.
Opal was huge as it came across the gulf in a straight line but fell apart as it came onshore. No wind but 15 feet of water.