Hanna Moving Northward Now

Tropical Storm Hanna is beginning to move NNW, and (fortunately) it’s still a disorganized mess. It’s likely to strengthen, however, with landfall predictions bracketing South Carolina (NOGAPS says Savannah; GFS says Myrtle Beach).

Ike is now a powerful, dangerous hurricane. It should approach Florida, but it is likely to get lured into Hanna’s path northeastward around the Bermuda High, and its Florida approach is thus likely to get short-circuited. NOGAPS suggests it gets close enough to clip the West Palm Beach area, but GFS suggests Ike won’t even get that close.

Tropical Storm Josephine is still a fairly-weak storm.