Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog

I guess you guys are talking about John Hope when he died the whole face of forecasting hurricanes changed.

omg no he did. that is so sad. i thought he just retired

Is it me, or is Ophelia trying to sneak up on Daytona overnight? I am only basing thbis on the last 1 hour of radar.

hurricane79 -- my hubby says she didn't move because she's a woman and us women can't ever make up our minds! (OUCH!)

Btw, Mr Bastardi was on TV just now with his Accuweather predictions... in case anyone was wondering about him...

obx i got ur e-mail saved. trust me i am sure i will be seeing at some poiont in the comming seasons

His name was John Hope. Worked at the NHC during Camille. John suggested Camille as the "C" name, in honor of his daughter. Little did John Hope know that both he and his daughter would make history in 1969

Is it me or if you run the doppler radar from Melbourne for 40 frames the center is moving almost due west very slowly? I know the rain shield is expanding to the west which can give the look that it is moving west, but the center is what I am looking at..Sure looks like a west drift, especially in the last 10-12 frames.

did John Hope died from the weather ch when?

yes obx. aint been the same since he left


79, she aint going anywehre for a couple dayslol. and that loop is looking little beter today though the gfs kicks her out to the atlantic now. we will see

K8!!! "SCENERY"??? ROFL!!!

John died June 2002.

whoever gets this storms forecast right will gain some serious repect in my book...as long as I know you weren;t just guessing.

John hope died either last year or the year before i cant emember but it was in my opinion the greatest lose in hurricane forecasting this generation has every had

sthe system is not moving any where right now. maybe a woble or two. this is based on recon from the ceentr. if anything she has drufted a hair to the ne. thats based on the recon data alone

OBX, YES! John Hope, he was really special. I think, in all seriousness, that he was grooming Cantore more than Lyons to succeed him.

New member here from Sanford, Fl. Would like to say hello to everyone. A big "hats off" to all of those who were online during Katrina. I truly believe words of wisdom helped some escape the wrath of one of this century's most devestating storms. Many within my family were affected in the Mobile area. Kudos and credit given where it is due.

WTF -- I didn't know Mr. Hope was dead.

Canenut -- thanks for the info! That is so sad that John Hope died. :-(

cgableshurrycanegal -- I knew you'd like that one! *G*

yeah canenut. i thought he just retired that year. i don;t watch the weather channel much and around that time 2002 i was working way to much so i never watched much tv. thats so sad.


well 79 i still feel a loop back towards the fl/ga border. we will see

canenut, hadn't realized it was 3 years. Yikes. He really made quite an impression on the tropical weather scene. Was quite instrumental in bringing forecasting to what it is today.

Welcome Scottcenfla!!! :-)

i think they gave it to lyons casue he is older and they wanted to maintain that wisdom look. jim is just to young looking and is betetr on a beach running from a storm surge. in a few years jim will be in that seat and i think he will do a betetr job than steve lyons does

Hi Scott

CG i like Cantore and i think he reports it right but the theatrics that they make him go through are a little to much on the other hand Lyons has done a good job so far.You know what is kinda weird but nobody mentions the hurricane center anymore its like they have become lost in the media hype

hey scott

HI everybody now I can get back to the weather b/c bingotv is off for this week lol

taco, didn't you know?
Ophelia = bingo tonight

Andrew, I didn't realize you were a meteorologist by profession! Oh my goodness, that is too cool!!! Btw, I like your map/drawing from last night. (Yes, I checked out your blog.) Being that I am such a novice at this stuff, I am not even going to make a guess on what prediction to make about Ophelia... just hoping she goes out to sea! *wishful thinking*

Thanks for the welcome K8tina and Cgables.

Someone who contributed so much to meteorology...
and there was so little said...
I miss him.
Shame on the media for not informing those whose life affected so much of his death.

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I don't think he would have wanted to see NO now. He would have be a contributing factor in preventing it.

God rest his soul.

I will say no more about it.

The low level clouds in Melbourne have picked up the pace, fastest I've seen them yet. Had that real muggy feel to it earlier, now it feels cool, like I otta open the house to air. I noticed the slight w jog. hadn't really gone on long enough to call it movement. Wish it'd do something been getting rain from it since late friday.

Yeah I think John would have stood up & scared the govt & people of NO to run. Really miss 'um.

Lyons is good and steady, you're right about the whole drama stuff out in the weather... Emmy Awards someone said?
As NHC, I think they don't mind the backseat position. Frank Neil (?) was an in your face guy, but since then, most have been pretty retiring, effective but not pushy.

yea but the jack pot was $18,000 and I sure could use it right now... LOL

Hiya Lefty, keep up the great work brother.

thanks scott, justy do what i cane. lot of good guys on here who know there stuff.

Good night eveyone and Lefty i want to meet you but i hope ts not next week but if it is what can i say but lets let the games begin

My husband says that he wants Stephanie Abrams to come visit Ft Walton Beach again... he *LIKES* her... *G*

hey leftty do they still having the trof pushing Ophelia south???

same here obx. good night big man


yeah i love stephanie abrahms.i think my wife is jealous of her lol

Sorry Lefty
I must also thank you for your persistance and perserverance. I find your observations and interpretations insiteful and informative.

Keep up the good work.

Whats your lastest angle as of the lastest.

Hi Taco2me61! I got your email message earlier. Thanks for the good thoughts. Still hoping your prediction from last night is wrong. We don't need another hurricane in the Gulf.

never had the trof pushig her south. trof will nudge her ne. iof she will loop back or swin west is another story that we need to wait and see what happens

Hey, I was waiting for someone to call me by my first name:)

Lefty, as far as Abrams... Good looks, good on screen talent, not the best forecast (from experience)

i think she will sit off the coast of florida for 2-3 days. then the trof will move ehr ne. she might reloop back or continue out to see. i am trending more for a loop but its fart out in the forcast period we need to wait to see what happens. if i had to predict a landfall it would be ga/fl border in 7-8 days. but thats just a preliminary assessment for a landfall

No expert here by any means. I'm in Sanford Fl., which is about the halfway point between Orlando and Daytona. More accurately, 25 miles NW of the Cape.

Not much to add here except conditions as they may arise when the work schedule permits. Generator backup as long as the cable modem still hangs. A "big if" considering last year's activity.

79 i could care less about her forcasts lol. shes a hottie and u can tell shes a wild one lol