Radar: Center of Circ Huge, very confusing

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Radar: Center of Circ Huge, very confusing

#1 Postby THead » Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:05 pm

According to Miami radar, center of circuation is widening, looks huge. The western edge of the center looks to be only like 100 miles due east of ft laud. Frances looks like she's dying right now. Hopefully it doesn't get resurrected.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar/loop/DS. ... kamx.shtml
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#2 Postby Janie34 » Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:15 pm

Remember that at a distance of 180 miles you are not getting a good picture of whats going on at the surface. Thats the nature of radar. Most likely at those distances you are actually seeing things at a much greater distance above the surface. This is why its best to use the whole range of tools at your disposal rather than just one item
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#3 Postby mobilebay » Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:19 pm

Meanwhile... the sattalite indicates that it is becoming better organized, with thunderstorms building a west side CDO.
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Re: Radar: Center of Circ Huge, very confusing

#4 Postby FritzPaul » Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:23 pm

THead wrote:According to Miami radar, center of circuation is widening, looks huge. The western edge of the center looks to be only like 100 miles due east of ft laud. Frances looks like she's dying right now. Hopefully it doesn't get resurrected.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar/loop/DS. ... kamx.shtml


Since she's far out the angle of the radar beam cannot pick up all the rain; Just the rain with taller cloud tops.
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#5 Postby hial2 » Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:27 pm

Just think, by a matter of a few degrees and God's grace we dont have a Cat 2,3 or 4 stuck over Miami, Ft Lauderdale and WPB, spinning away in a frenzy of destruction..
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#6 Postby THead » Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:31 pm

yeah, i'm looking at sat loops and wind maps too. was also implying that if/when it reforms an eye, its going to be alot closer to the florida coast than thought, being that the western edge is just south of freeport right now, which is about 90 miles east of ft laud.
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#7 Postby AL Chili Pepper » Fri Sep 03, 2004 7:11 pm

http://radar.weather.gov/radar/loop/DS. ... kamx.shtml

Good show on short-range now. That LLC looks huge. It also looks to be drifting toward the coast.....slowly.

Hey, if this thing keeps expanding, maybe it'll hit Miami and NC. :lol:
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