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[gatorcane]

Wilma was such a beast. She looks scary even on Sat pics let alone being through her wrath

[Jim Cantore]

Here we go, Ivans mammoth windfield

[boca]

Ivan's win speed incompass all of South Florida if Ivan went thru us.

[Jim Cantore]

Larger then Katrinas windfield, TS winds go from Baton Rouge to the Big Bend

[HurricaneHunter914]

You sure because I believe Katrina had hurricane force winds over 100 miles away from the center near landfall. This is part of the advisory when it made landfall:
KATRINA IS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

[CHRISTY]

CHECK OUT THIS ANIMATION.....

[CHRISTY]

You sure because I believe Katrina had hurricane force winds over 100 miles away from the center near landfall. This is part of the advisory when it made landfall:
KATRINA IS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

IS THIS WHAT YOUR LOOKIN FOR?LARGE WINDFIELD!

[CHRISTY]

THIS IS A BETTER IMAGE OF THE WINDFIELD.....

[Jim Cantore]

You sure because I believe Katrina had hurricane force winds over 100 miles away from the center near landfall. This is part of the advisory when it made landfall:
KATRINA IS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES.

TS winds go out further I meant

IVAN IS A LARGE HURRICANE...WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTENDING
OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTENDING OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES

[Jim Cantore]

But Isabel has them both beat

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 345
MILES.

And Floyd has them both Beat with Hurricane Forse winds

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES...370 KM.

[Scorpion]

I find it extremely hard to believe Ivan had a bigger TS wind field than Katrina. Katrina was MUCH larger.

[Jim Cantore]

Believe it, 290 is a bigger number then 230

[docjoe]

What I find amazing is that over a space of 15 miles winds in Wilma went from 175 MPH to tropical storm force. Talk about a tight gradient...sheesh!!!

docjoe

[boca]

When Wilma was crossing S FL hurricane force winds were up to 90 miles from center.


MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WILMA
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
SOME WEAKENING IS LIKELY AS WILMA CROSSES THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA
PENINSULA TODAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES. A WIND GUST TO 95 MPH WAS REPORTED AT EVERGLADES CITY AND A
GUST TO 75 MPH WAS REPORTED AT NAPLES FLORIDA

[boca]

Docjoe I just found what you were saying quite amazing.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES... 30 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 160 MILES...260 KM.

BASED ON DROPSONDE AND FLIGHT-LEVEL DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE PLANE
JUST RETURNING FROM ITS MISSION IN WILMA...THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE 882 MB...26.05 INCHES. THIS IS THE
LOWEST PRESSURE ON RECORD FOR A HURRICANE IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN.

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Katrina^

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Ivan^

[HurricaneHunter914]

I find that hard to believe because that Katrina report with the winds was during landfall.