Felix the Cat Five ...

[Football_Bat]

So if it crosses into the Pacific, does it regain strength and have a go at Acapulco?

There have been storms that have crossed over before. The last one I know of was in 1974. It was called Fifi in the Atlantic, but when it reached the other side it was given a Pacific name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Fifi-Orlene

 

[Mystery_Meat]

So if it crosses into the Pacific, does it regain strength and have a go at Acapulco?

There have been storms that have crossed over before. The last one I know of was in 1974. It was called Fifi in the Atlantic, but when it reached the other side it was given a Pacific name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Fifi-Orlene

The standard now is that if it retains tropical characteristics, it keeps its name. If it doesn't, and the reminants pop up in the Pacific, it gets a new name. Occasionally storms can strike land in the Pacific and cross into the Atlantic, as well.

 

[Football_Bat]

There is a little village on the northern Honduran coast that my mom goes to for about a week every June as part of a church mission. She said this year was her last because she's getting too old. Well, it may be her last anyway because that village will no longer exist, the route the storm is taking right now.

Eye looks a little fuzzy. Regeneration?

 

[Mystery_Meat]

There is a little village on the northern Honduran coast that my mom goes to for about a week every June as part of a church mission. She said this year was her last because she's getting too old. Well, it may be her last anyway because that village will no longer exist, the route the storm is taking right now.

Eye looks a little fuzzy. Regeneration?

Possibly. Tiny pinhole eye, so it'll probably have a eyewall replacement cycle in the next 24 hours. Still hasn't hit the warmest water in the sea, so there's no reason to think it won't be, at worst, a strong Cat 4 when it hits its first land.

The only positive about Felix is that it's moving fast, which should cut down the amount of rain the Central America countries receive. Mitch was a stronger storm, but he did his damage by stalling out just off the coast and throwing down ungodly amounts or rain on Honduras. Ditto Fifi, which moved slowly along the Honduran coast. Felix should be faster. Also the U.S. is looking a lot safer than 24 hours ago, though South Texas should still keep aware of it just in case it makes a sharp NW turn later down the line.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

Felix made landfall a few hours ago on the northeast coast on Nicauragua as a Cat 5 with 160 mph winds, making this the first time in recorded history two Cat 5s made landfall in the Atlantic Basin. Weird season this has been -- only six named storms and two canes, but both are monsters.

 

[alleyallen]

A bit odd that the storm hit just outside Cabo Gracias a Dios...Cave of Thanks to God?

 

[Mystery_Meat]

A bit odd that the storm hit just outside Cabo Gracias a Dios...Cave of Thanks to God?

I was going to mention that. My Spanish is a bit (hella) rusty, so I thought that was End of Thanks to God or End of Thanks to Days. Both of which might be accurate, depending on how close to the northern eyewall they were (looks pretty close).

 

[alleyallen]

A bit odd that the storm hit just outside Cabo Gracias a Dios...Cave of Thanks to God?

I was going to mention that. My Spanish is a bit (hella) rusty, so I thought that was End of Thanks to God or End of Thanks to Days. Both of which might be accurate, depending on how close to the northern eyewall they were (looks pretty close).

I know NOTHING of Spanish...this was my Spanish-fluent co-worker. She said Cabo literally means cave, although it very likely could carry a second meaning of end. Either way, both names fit, oddly enough.