Hurricane Fred a Major Hurricane, Still Far Away

At 5pm the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory that explained that despite him being a bit weaker, he is still a Major Hurricane, a Category 3.

He is very far away from land and should go out to sea safely but things don't always go as planned in life and so we have to watch it carefully to make sure that he catches his bus to the Sargasso Sea.

There is a small chance that he could weaken and stall out and miss the door and get stuck a while walking more westward while waiting for another door to open up or find someone who picks up hitchhikers named FRED. You can probably ignore this blog for a day or two until a new storm forms and live your life with the calm, assurance that Fred will be a Fish storm.

You can see the face off here in the water vapor image, grab the door Fred...but no, Fred wants to crawl beneath it. No, Fred GO.. GO... Such a drama...



The NHC though has not totally bought the fish plate special and is leaving open the door for possibilities.

Here is the discussion in italics or rather the part that I thought was important to read and think on..

" AT ONE EXTREME...THE UKMET HAS FRED MISSING A MID- TO
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC...CAUSING THE CYCLONE
TO STALL SOUTH OF 17N AND EVENTUALLY MOVE WESTWARD UNDER A NEW
RIDGE. A DIFFERENT SOLUTION IS PROVIDED BY THE GFDL/HWRF/NOGAPS
MODELS...WHICH SHOW FRED BEING STEERED QUICKLY NORTHWARD BY THAT
TROUGH AND APPROACHING 30N BY THE END OF THE FORECAST. AT THIS
POINT...THE OFFICIAL FORECAST WILL LEAN ON THE IDEA THAT THE
CYCLONE WOULD EVENTUALLY WEAKEN AND BE STEERED MORE BY THE
LOWER-LEVEL FLOW AT LONG-RANGE...LEADING TO A MORE WESTWARD TRACK
AT THAT TIME."

So, we will see what they say at 11.

I really miss using only girl names, I just prefer them for a storm, it seems more in line with the nature of a storm than a name like MITCH or FRED or JOE.

Models paint a pretty modern art version of a field of Monet flowers, don't you think?



Vase...Iris, daffodils maybe?

And, lastly...the NHC always gets the final word... here is the official wiggly cone for Fred:



As for me.. I am making fish for dinner, Cuban fish. Fritos Pescadodos or Pescado Fritos, well whatever.. you know.

Heard a cute song in the store today and tracked it down online... enjoy :)

Be well, be happy and enjoy the sunset where ever you are tonight ..