Florence is Huge

Florence is huge. Not just big like Katrina was big, but absolutely freakin' gigantic. At 900+ nautical miles in diameter Florence is starting to enter Typhoon Tip territory. Except for the incredible size, Florence is an unremarkable storm. With only 50 mph winds, and a mostly incoherent circulation, Florence would be your typical weak tropical disturbance, except she's about 100 times bigger than normal. The wind pattern on Florence looks almost like a strong extratropical Nor'easter, but she's not. Florence has 100% tropical warm-core lineage. While 2005 set all kinds of records for improbably strong storms, 2006 looks to be setting no records other than for plain weirdness. What's in Florence's future? Probably not a spectacular landfall. So far the only area to be immediately threatened is Bermuda. Florence will probably eventually reach hurricane strength, but turn northward long before reaching the Atlantic coast of North America. Bermuda should probably be preparing for Florence right now. Remember, even if the thin black line eventually ends up missing the island by 250 miles, this storm is 900 freakin' miles wide. Bermuda will feel the effects of this storm. After the pass by Bermuda, Florence will become a more typical huge and powerful extratropical storm. The Canadian Maritime Provinces need to keep an eye out for what could be a very impressive Nor'easter from Florence's remnants.