Izzy back up to Cat 5

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Izzy back up to Cat 5

#1 Postby Raebie » Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:12 pm

with max sustained winds at 160 MPH.

Just reported on TWC.
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#2 Postby Raebie » Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:18 pm

2:20 update from NHC...

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT+shtml/131807.shtml?
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#3 Postby Deenac813 » Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:19 pm

WOW!! She is one bad girl.. 160 mph?? YIKES!!

Deena
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#4 Postby mike01205 » Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:24 pm

Im confused are they just saying 192 mph above surface and guestimating that it is 160 at surface or they know this for a fact?
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#5 Postby opera ghost » Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:27 pm

I'm not sure where they got the numbers to tell you the truth- but I can only imagine that it's next to impossible to get a true accruate reading AT the surface *Laughs* The planes don't fly that low and I can only imagine that the waves are very very rough making the drops harder to read perfectly.

That's only my uninformed guessing though ;)
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#6 Postby weatherlover427 » Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:29 pm

I think they use a 15-20% lower number for the surface winds. Not sure though.
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