Jose is doing everything possible to reduce Maria to a "nothing burger" beyond the Bahamas. The water has been churned up and her retrograde is about as insane as I've ever seen, even for a winter nor'easter. A horrible storm for the Caribbean, I doubt Maria will be anything to remember in these parts.
Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H.L. Mencken
Latest matrix forecast out of the NWS office in San Juan, PR for wind speeds at 12Z on the southeastern coast of PR, including the cities of Arroyo, Guayama, Maunabo, Patillas, Salinas, and Yabucoa: Sustained 109 mph, gusts to 201 mph. kamala.cod.edu/offs/TJSJ/1709200037.foca52.html
Can you imagine being there, trying to get a few winks of sleep tonight?
Latest matrix forecast out of the NWS office in San Juan, PR for wind speeds at 12Z on the southeastern coast of PR, including the cities of Arroyo, Guayama, Maunabo, Patillas, Salinas, and Yabucoa: Sustained 109 mph, gusts to 201 mph. kamala.cod.edu/offs/TJSJ/1709200037.foca52.html
Can you imagine being there, trying to get a few winks of sleep tonight?
I think I would probably be trying to find a bunker somewhere to stay in... not much will be standing with winds like that.
Not really its 5-6 days out, thats a eternity in hurricane tracking....if you take out that N/NE motion from around hr 70-150 or lessen it then she hits it all depends on how much Jose knocks down the WAR and models tend to overdo it in this range and the WAR has been stronger more persistent ( think Irma never turning north) than modeled....I still only give her a 35% chance to hit but I also think that chance will go up before it goes down.