Navigating Hurricane Erin...A Guide to the Steering Currents Aiding Her Maiden Voyage Across the Atlantic
Atlantic Hurricane Season Has Officially Awoken With Monster Category 5 Erin... Satellite Imagery From NHC showing Erin's "symmetry" and clear "pinhole" eye, key features in the most powerful of hurricanes. Erin continues her rath of terror across the fish colonies in the Atlantic as Erin rapidly strengthened overnight into a Monster Category 5 hurricane. As of this post, The National Hurricane Center (NHC) says Erin is currently a 160 MPH, 915 mb Category 5 puffy Cinnabon of terror, making it the first Category 5 hurricane this early in the Atlantic hurricane season. While the current thinking is for Erin to be "fish food" and remain far enough out to sea, a complex series of atmospheric conditions will drive its future track, which still remains unknown. This "unknown" means we will need to track Erin closely over the next several days as sudden changes in this setup and its future strength will all play a part in its future ...