====== Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 ====== PTC 16 formed in the Western Caribbean on the 5 PM advisory of October 27, 2017 with max sustained winds of 35 mph and a central pressure of 1006 mb as confirmed by a recon aircraft. ===== Impacts ===== Philippe made landfall on the South coast of Florida early the morning of October 29, 2017 as a 45 mph tropical storm at just after 5 AM. ===== Which Model Won? ===== * ECMWF - weak TS to depression. * CMC - Moderate TS, sniffed out system. Closer to land. * GFS - Strong TS late in life, maybe a low end cat 1. Way OTS. * NAVGEM - weak TS never reaching 1000 mb. * UKMET - Strong TS, middle ground. * HWRF - Strong cat 1 hurricane off the coast of FL, to Nova Scotia. * HMON - Weak TS passing FL, then stronger TS past. End Result: ===== Threads ===== ===== Storm Images ===== [[prevstormpage|← Previous Storm]] ;;# [[nextstormpage|Next Storm →]] ;;#