Jeanne looks impressive on satellite

[logybogy]

Very good structure, symettrical, clearly defined eye.

If it gets some more convection going around the center and fights off the dry air, watch out.

No reason she can't become another major hurricane.

[Bane]

HURRICANE JEANNE IS CENTERED NEAR 26.1N 69.0W OR ABOUT 00
MILES...810 KM...EAST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND AT 22/2100 UTC.
JEANNE IS MOVING WSW AT 4 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 85
KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT AND THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE 967 MB. SEE LATEST NHC PUBLIC ADVISORY OR NHC
FORECAST/ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCPAT1/WTNT31 KNHC
OR MIATCMAT1/WTNT21 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS. THE SATELLITE
SIGNATURE ASSOCIATED WITH JEANNE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE THIS
EVENING WITH THE EYE BECOMING INCREASINGLY DISTINCT AND THE
UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW EXPANDING. IN FACT...A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH
PASSING TO THE NORTH OF JEANNE IS CREATING A NICE OUTFLOW JET
ALONG 30N. NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION LIES WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS
OF THE CENTER WITH SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 100-150 NM RADIUS.

[Guest]

she reminds me of tracy except bigger. tracy was mostly an eye, and its eye wall was all the rest.

[clueless newbie]

Hm, can it be the case that her circulation is unwinding because of too weak convection (dry air)? Exactly opposite of a tightening eye.

Anyway, we will see tomorrow.

[Bane]

Not according to the NHC:

THE SATELLITE
SIGNATURE ASSOCIATED WITH JEANNE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE THIS
EVENING WITH THE EYE BECOMING INCREASINGLY DISTINCT AND THE
UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW EXPANDING. IN FACT...A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH
PASSING TO THE NORTH OF JEANNE IS CREATING A NICE OUTFLOW JET
ALONG 30N. NUMEROUS STRONG CONVECTION LIES WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS
OF THE CENTER WITH SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 100-150 NM RADIUS.

[chadtm80]

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/rgb-loop.html