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Radar Overlay in Google Earth

#1 Postby logybogy » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:07 am

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#2 Postby mtm4319 » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:19 am

Yeah, radar is definitely more reliable at this point. Note the difference between the radar fix and NHC position advisories.

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#3 Postby drezee » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:27 am

Will you do at least 30 minute updates?
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#4 Postby mtm4319 » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:30 am

drezee wrote:Will you do at least 30 minute updates?


I've only been tracking the radar since 10:15, so I can do another update at 11am and then every 30 after that, but a 10:30 update would probably be useless.

(Edit: you may not have been talking to me... don't want to steal anyone's thunder. :) )
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#5 Postby The Big Dog » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:38 am

mtm4319 wrote:Yeah, radar is definitely more reliable at this point. Note the difference between the radar fix and NHC position advisories.

I was wondering about that. I still like to plot the old fashioned way -- paper and pencil -- and thought that the position was too far north and east. I was wondering if my map was wrong.
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#6 Postby birdwomn » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:47 am

mtm4319 wrote:Will you do at least 30 minute updates?

(Edit: you may not have been talking to me... don't want to steal anyone's thunder. :) )


I would definately apprecaite your updates, they would be very helpful!

Thanks so much to all of you who do this extra analysis work for us!
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#7 Postby drezee » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:47 am

mtm4319 wrote:
drezee wrote:Will you do at least 30 minute updates?


I've only been tracking the radar since 10:15, so I can do another update at 11am and then every 30 after that, but a 10:30 update would probably be useless.

(Edit: you may not have been talking to me... don't want to steal anyone's thunder. :) )


I was talking to you
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#8 Postby mtm4319 » Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:51 am

After the NW Florida radar stopped working (at least temporarily), I switched to Mobile radar. The Mobile and NW Florida radars place the eye at rather different positions.

"9am" and "10am" are NHC estimates; "1015", "1025", and "1035" are radar fixes from NWFL, and "1045" is the radar fix from Mobile.

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The NWFL radar is closer to the center, but the Mobile radar is much more in line with NHC estimates, so I'm not sure which one to "believe".
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