Hurricane Stocks

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Dolly to slow down in GOM and strengthen. Some models have hurricane status. Below is a snippet of latest forecast:


When Dolly reaches the Gulf of Mexico it is likely to find itself beneath a large upper-level anticyclone...so conditions appear conducive for strengthening over the very warm Gulf waters. The official intensity forecast is close to the SHIPS model solution of a strong tropical storm over the western Gulf...although the GFDL forecast of a hurricane in that area is certainly possible.