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In reply to the discussion: The good news for Florida - will be Tropical Storm Debby - Update now hurricane at landfall [View all]orthoclad
(4,728 posts)43. Crossing over hot water that
could lead to bombogenesis, spinning up rapidly in a short time. Maybe wind shear will keep that down.
The coastline there is conducive to storm surge. The shape of the bay will help the right-hand side of the storm to blow water north and be trapped at the peak of the bay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bend_(Florida)
Due to the width of the adjacent continental shelf (over 150 kilometers (93 mi)), low gradient slope of the coast (1:5000), and shelter from the usual wind direction of storms, the Big Bend Coast is generally subject to low wave energy, but it is subject to storm surges.[8][9][10][11]
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The good news for Florida - will be Tropical Storm Debby - Update now hurricane at landfall [View all]
malaise
Aug 2024
OP
Same here. The cone's east turn goes about over my house. This storm's name is
allegorical oracle
Aug 2024
#9
You're so nice. Thx. I'm high and dry in an area known as an "uplift". No floods, but tornadoes
allegorical oracle
Aug 2024
#50