Anybody hear the meteorological reason?

[SHRED]

Why Irma didn't track North sooner like most do?
And, is this the new norm?

[Lochloosa]

1. She has been in the cone the whole time.

The cold front was just not deep enough to turn her.

[shanny]

2. Is this a test?

'Cause if it is I flunked.

[B2G]

3. What?

The new norm for what?

[dchill]

8. Replacing Norm MacDonald?

Or the one from Cheers?

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. Big High over the Atlantic provided steering - now the influence of that has weakened.

So it is swinging around and now moving NW.

[Texasgal]

5. Are hurricaine tracks

EVER the norm?

[Codeine]

6. It's still within the projected cone. nt

[Skittles]

7. maybe Mr. Beerbohm knows

"For five days, we were told it was going to be on the east coast, and then 24 hours before it hits, we're now told it's coming up the west coast," said Jeff Beerbohm, a 52-year-old entrepreneur in St. Petersburg. "As usual, the weatherman, I don't know why they're paid."

[msongs]

9. to the west upper air currents are going from southwest to northeast. this means

that as irma runs into that SW to NE air flow she will stop then gradually start turning north to align herself to the air flow going SW to NE. also as this air pushes against Irma it will interfere with the storm circulation. this is called wind shear. if strong enough wind shear blowing into the storm can cut the top circulation off the storm and push it to the NE leaving shallow circulation below that shear that can actually keep going west.

well hope that helps.

[msongs]

10. finally, wind shear can make the hurrican lean sideways so the eye is not straight up

and down from ocean level to top. if the air cannot go straight up it weakens.

end of lecture

[BigmanPigman]

12. I hate lectures but I love reliable info, so thanks for the info!

[JayhawkSD]

11. Track north sooner like most do?

You mean like the ones that hit New Orleans and Houston? Get a grip.