Hurricane Gordon - Cat. 3

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#241 Postby HURAKAN » Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:43 pm

CrazyC83 wrote:
HURAKAN wrote:I think TD 8 is saying, "most powerful, HA, just wait for my time to shine."!!!!


She's out there biding her time - she has lots of it after all. As for Gordon, he could easily be a major hurricane...


Agree 100%. RECON, WHERE'RE YOU?!?!?!?
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#242 Postby HurricaneHunter914 » Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:45 pm

Don't they only do recon if the system threatens land?
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#243 Postby whereverwx » Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:53 pm

now that's a hurricane.

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#244 Postby wxman57 » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:06 pm

And this looks very much like a Cat 3:

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#245 Postby AnnularCane » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:07 pm

Nothing like a wide-eyed cane. 8-)
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#246 Postby wxman57 » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:07 pm

HurricaneHunter914 wrote:Don't they only do recon if the system threatens land?


That is correct. No recon scheduled for Gordon.
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#247 Postby Brent » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:32 pm

wxman57 wrote:
HurricaneHunter914 wrote:Don't they only do recon if the system threatens land?


That is correct. No recon scheduled for Gordon.


That's too bad. :(

GO GORDON!!!!! :D
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#248 Postby Eyewall » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:40 pm

CI# /Pressure/ Vmax
5.2 / 965.2mb/ 94.8kt

its a 3 now... i'd say
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#249 Postby Brent » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:43 pm

110 mph at 5pm.

Definite major at 11.
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#250 Postby cjrciadt » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:44 pm

Updated Gif here now
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#251 Postby cycloneye » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:45 pm

cjrciadt,110 mph at 5 PM,but at 11 if trend continues it will be a major cane.
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#252 Postby whereverwx » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:47 pm

They must have a bug in their scale or something; 110 mph isn't a cat 3.
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#253 Postby quandary » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:49 pm

Gordon's popped the first true and beautiful eye of this season, but convection is still rather limited. Does the diurnal maximum happen for strong storms too, in other words, could that really help pump the storm up tonight?

I hate to be the one to start this... but storm-size relative, that eye is huge and clean. If Gordon picks up enough convection to form a single strong band, could it go annular?
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#254 Postby trugunz » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:15 pm

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#255 Postby HurricaneHunter914 » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:19 pm

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t2/avn.jpg

A very classic round eye.
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#256 Postby Epsilon_Fan » Wed Sep 13, 2006 4:30 pm

Yes, dare we bring up the "A" word for Gordo? He is so compact, round, and the eye is becoming bigger and rounder.
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#257 Postby Sanibel » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:01 pm

Stadium effect clearly visible in evening visible shot.
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#258 Postby Noah » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:08 pm

WOW, even I am admiring Gordon :wink:

Big eye :eek:

Very happy to see him moving away from The US coast. :P
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#259 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:50 pm

I say 120 mph. Darn Modem for going out in almost making me miss this. WAHOOO!!!
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#260 Postby Jim Cantore » Wed Sep 13, 2006 6:05 pm

Would today be considered a rapid intensification?
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