Ernesto was upgraded to a category 1 hurricane shortly after 4:00 am CDT this morning. Maximum sustained winds were measured at 75 mph. The upper level trough that will bring Middle Tennessee cooler weather by the middle of next week is a player in Ernesto’s forecast path; the latest model guidance (after the break) brings Ernesto to the eastern Gulf so Florida will have to be attentive over the next several days. That’s not to say others along the Gulf Coast can let their guard down yet…when it comes to forecasting tropical activity, it ain’t over till it’s over. We’ll hope for Ernesto to weaken as it crosses Cuba, because water temperatures in the Gulf are currently in the middle to upper 80s. That’s plenty warm for intensification, but not quite the 90 degree water that allowed Katrina to “explode” in the Gulf this time last year.
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Well, looking at that, it is no wonder the FL Governor has already declared a state of emergency for his state. What do the lines and colors signify? Anything a poor layperson like me would understand? I wonder how much the storm is going to get chewed up by the Cuban terrain first…
I wonder alot…..
I think the different lines are projected storm paths based on different computer models. At least, that’s the best logical guess I could come up with.
On another note, I have been watching BBQ competitions on TV all day and I’ve never had my mouth water beause of a TV show until today. I think I’m goona fire up the grill in a few
Are those on Food Network?? I get soooo hungry watching those type of shows and then I look in my fridge and get depressed…
I watched some BBQ competition shows last year, they were a hoot!!
yummers….
Ernesto is now a Tropical Storm… Hopefully it will stay that way as it is passing over Cuba..
BBQ is on OLN.
http://frunny.com/scaryvideo/hurricane-ernesto.php