weather underground says a blend of the models is probably right - not to left not to right after passing the Yucatan
The initial motion is rather uncertain but the best estimate is 300/09. A mid-level ridge is forecast to persist over the Gulf of Mexico for the next 48 to 72 hours...therefore a general west-northwestward motion is expected during that time...which should bring the cyclone across the Yucatan Peninsula and into the southern Gulf of Mexico. After 72 hours the track model guidance diverges...with one group...including the HWRF and GFDL...taking the system on a more northerly or northeasterly track. A second group of guidance...including the GFS...ECMWF and NOGAPS keeps the system on a more westerly track over the southern Gulf of Mexico. The official forecast is a blend of these two.
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