size of eyewall?

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size of eyewall?

#1 Postby sea oat » Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:45 pm

my daughter just noticed that frances's eye appears to be as large as lake okeechobee on the sat loops. how big is lake okeechobee?
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#2 Postby skysummit » Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:47 pm

I'd say about 30 - 35 miles across.
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#3 Postby sea oat » Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:50 pm

thanks! i've been watching the sat loops all day but she was the one to notice that.
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#4 Postby Canelaw99 » Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:53 pm

Latest NHC discussion/advisory put it at 30nmi, which is about 34.5 miles across!!!
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#5 Postby caneman » Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:00 pm

Canelaw99 wrote:Latest NHC discussion/advisory put it at 30nmi, which is about 34.5 miles across!!!


YEah man this isn't good. That is nearly 2 and 1/2 times the size of Charley's eye we know the damage that caused. And if that isn't enough for you the storm is nearly 2x the size of Charley meaning TS force winds I believe extend out to 175 miles from center.
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#6 Postby B-Bear » Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:07 pm

caneman wrote:
Canelaw99 wrote:Latest NHC discussion/advisory put it at 30nmi, which is about 34.5 miles across!!!


YEah man this isn't good. That is nearly 2 and 1/2 times the size of Charley's eye we know the damage that caused. And if that isn't enough for you the storm is nearly 2x the size of Charley meaning TS force winds I believe extend out to 175 miles from center.


It's more than 2 1/2 times the size of Charley's eye. I can't recall right now how big Charley's eye was--was it 5 miles wide or 9 miles wide?

Regardless...4 x 9 = 36. So it is nearly 4 times the size of Charley's eye--if his was 9 miles wide.
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