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The track forecast for Hanna
The current steering flow driving Hanna to the southeast is very weak, and we can expect erratic motion over the next day. By Wednesday, a rather strong high pressure ridge will build over Hanna, forcing it northwest to a landfall in the Southeast U.S. Due to the storm's expected rather random motion over the next day, plus the expected track of Hanna parallel to the Southeast U.S. coast, the location of final landfall has a much higher uncertainty than usual. South Carolina would be the best bet, since it sticks out further than northern Florida and Georgia.
It's amazing, total news coverage, models, hurricane satellites, PHds, hurricane hunter aircraft, and predictions. It's two days out and all they can say is Hannah will probably make land somewhere between south florida and north carolina. All these assets and all they can do is warn us about the "CONE OF UNCERTAINTY" which follows the "CONE OF CONCERN" you can now get "CONE ON YOUR PHONE" from one of the local news stations.To say that Ike will follow Hannah means nothing, they don't know where Hannah is going. Lots of hooplah but all they can say over and over is the same general info. No one knows where it will hit.
I'm a mathematician. I worked with a group of meteorologists for several years. The algorithms and math for weather prediction are insanely difficult. Do not underestimate how good these guys are. If you don't (or can't) understand the difficulty of this, lay off the criticism. It's impossibly difficult to predict patterns and storm direction to the degree that you expect. A few years ago, they were unable to even predict hurricane preformation. Thousands of lives have been saved because of these models.