Inner eyewall collapsing....

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Inner eyewall collapsing....

#1 Postby ericinmia » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:00 am

It appears on infared now that the inner eyewall is collapsing:
We may soon not have concentric eyewalls...
They are causing it to wobble a lot....


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#2 Postby Canelaw99 » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:01 am

Could be an eyewall replacement cycle????
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#3 Postby chris_fit » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:01 am

Is that a good thing?
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#4 Postby windyinnc12 » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:01 am

Another eyewall replacement cycle
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#5 Postby Dmetal81 » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:02 am

Doesnt seem like a good thing, last eyewall replacement enlargened and strengthened her.
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#6 Postby Anonymous » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:03 am

Yep may be another ERC
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#7 Postby ericinmia » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:04 am

Well, Frances had two eyewalls for a while now... this causes her to wobble, and restricts her ability to intensify. With the removal of one, we will have a much better ability to track her via sat. because the eye won't wobble and bobble as much. As it approaches warmer waters it also allows for faster intensification.
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#8 Postby alicia-w » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:04 am

That cant be good either. Doesnt that sometimes precede strengthening?
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#9 Postby canegrl04 » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:05 am

Eye Wall Replacement cycles mean she is flexing her muscles to become stronger
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#10 Postby Suncat » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:05 am

Looks like there is elongation along the NNW to SSE axis. Could this along with the eye replacement mean a slow down or a possible direction change (or both)?
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#11 Postby rtd2 » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:06 am

will probally have a couple more before landfall.....90% of the time Eyewall Replacements = stronger storm
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#12 Postby HurricaneBill » Wed Sep 01, 2004 1:46 pm

Canelaw99 wrote:Could be an eyewall replacement cycle????


I think Frances is addicted to them.
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#13 Postby HurricaneBill » Wed Sep 01, 2004 1:47 pm

Canelaw99 wrote:Could be an eyewall replacement cycle????


I think Frances is addicted to them.
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#14 Postby Josephine96 » Wed Sep 01, 2004 1:49 pm

she'd had a bunch of them.. that's for sure
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#15 Postby Pebbles » Wed Sep 01, 2004 2:37 pm

She sure is trying to 'hide' an IRC from us the last few frames of the floater loops LOL reminds me of my kids..trying to be SNEAKY!
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