Today we have been talking about the hurricane forecast process and the accuracy of the National Hurricane Center forecasts. The bottom line-always count on a storm to be possibly one category higher than forecast, 24 hours out, and up to 2 categories, 48 hours out. That means if a 48 hour forecast is indicating a category two at landfall, it could easily be a 4, or a 1; what would you want to prepare for? Check out the rest of the NHC preparedness site for a wealth of information. Now is the time to formulate the plans for your family, household, extended family and pets. When the storm is approaching, it’s too late to wing it.
Tune in tonight at 10pm and you’ll get more on hurricane forecast accuracy.Â
The forecast in the near-term remains unchanged…better rain chances by the latter part of the Memorial Day weekend into early next week.
Rob Perillo