Hi-Res Frances/Ivan McIdas Sat Pics with Surface Data Plotte

[wxman57]

Here are a couple of snapshots I made of Frances & Ivan. I plotted 17Z METARs and Ship/Buoy reports over Frances's satellite image. Note that the TS force winds are expanding outward as Frances winds down.

<img src="http://myweb.cableone.net/nolasue/frances62.gif">

<img src="http://myweb.cableone.net/nolasue/ivan7.gif">

<img src="http://myweb.cableone.net/nolasue/ivan.gif">

[Anonymous]

Frances hasnt wound down much at all, it still has 90 mph winds and has been over land over 10 hours. Whats up with that?

[wxman57]

Frances hasnt wound down much at all, it still has 90 mph winds and has been over land over 10 hours. Whats up with that?

Actually, it doesn't still have 90 mph sustained winds. Just because the NHC said that on the last advisory doesn't make it true now. I estimate that Frances is now just barely a hurricane with some pockets of 75+ mph winds in heavier squalls northeast of the center. The eye has completely filled and the wind fields are expanding outward. Frances should be a strong TS by 4pm CDT this afternoon, although the NHC will almost certainly still call it a hurricane.

[Stormsfury]

Frances hasnt wound down much at all, it still has 90 mph winds and has been over land over 10 hours. Whats up with that?

Exceptionally large wind field ... and also it's still feeding off of the GOM and ATL waters ... which slows down the weakening processes, not to mention that Florida is relatively flat ...