Strange, strange
Ida, now a tropical storm, has got one of the strangest track maps I have ever seen. The storm is forecast to travel north until almost the Alabama/Florida coast, and then turn sharply right towards Tampa. On the forecast track map, it looks like an upside down L. And what’s next? Will the storm continue it’s sharp turn until it heads south? Or straighten out, proceed east, and hit Tampa? There’s no telling.
In fact, last night, the forecast track did show Ida turning south. That track map was even stranger than the current map. I’m just going to wait until Monday afternoon until a clearer picture emerges. I don’t think at this point that Ida is a threat to Glynn County, but we will have to wait and see. The local forecast does show a 60 percent chance of rain on Tuesday, which is when Ida would be making itself felt. So be watchful.
As of the 5 PM ET advisory, Ida had winds of 70 MPH and is moving towards the north at 10 MPH. The storm is forecast to become a hurricane before passing between the Yucatan and Cuba tomorrow afternoon, and then continue on towards the Gulf Coast. After that, we enter into the strange part of the forecast track.