Hurricane Gordon - Cat. 3

Scorpion · #301 Postby **Scorpion** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:56 pm

I find it ridiculous that they don't send out recon. If anything it can be used for future information.

#302 Postby **O Town** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:57 pm

He is so small but looks so uniform now. Dvorak estimates are at 117 kt.(134 mph)right now that would make it a cat. 4.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/adt/odt2.html

Scorpion · #303 Postby **Scorpion** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 8:59 pm

They keep going up by the hour. Definitely should see 105-110 kts at 11, at least.

Coredesat · #304 Postby **Coredesat** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:10 pm

http://euler.atmos.colostate.edu/~vigh/ ... nsity2.png

100 kt

Zardoz · #305 Postby **Zardoz** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:24 pm

Nice view of Gordon, Florence and TD8:

http://hadar.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis ... _ls_0.html

Scorpion · #306 Postby **Scorpion** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:26 pm

IMO NHC is being way too conservative with 100 kt. What is making them call for such an intensity?

superfly · #307 Postby **superfly** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:27 pm

Scorpion wrote:IMO NHC is being way too conservative with 100 kt. What is making them call for such an intensity?

The lack of very deep convection in the CDO.

#308 Postby **CronkPSU** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:50 pm

we got our first major! and it's a fish...it's a good night

:woo:

Sanibel · #309 Postby **Sanibel** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:55 pm

Near annular with sharp eye. But warm-tops! 2006 continues to amaze.

#310 Postby **skysummit** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:11 pm

Yea....near annular! I couldn't believe him when I saw it earlier tonight. I thought "is Gordon going annular???" Too bad his cloud tops aren't that cold.

Zardoz · #311 Postby **Zardoz** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:14 pm

Sanibel wrote:Near annular with sharp eye. But warm-tops! 2006 continues to amaze.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t2/loop-rb.html

Neat little storm, indeed.

#312 Postby **AnnularCane** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:51 pm

Annular or not, he is gorgeous, with a gorgeous eye. That is good enough for me. :wink:

Epsilon_Fan · #313 Postby **Epsilon_Fan** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:52 pm

annular canes rule!

PTrackerLA · #314 Postby **PTrackerLA** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:57 pm

Finally a major out there and thankfully it's a fish! Who would have thought we'd be seeing our first real eye of the season this late? Let's make sure Helen behaves now...

quandary · #315 Postby **quandary** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:28 pm

With no banding features and that huge eye this storm looks seriously tiny. Or maybe that's just how things have become distorted after Florence... Helene looks to be large too.

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #316 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:48 am

The cloud tops have cooled over the last few hours. With some reds forming on the western quad. I think 110-115 knots!

UW - CIMSS
ADVANCED DVORAK TECHNIQUE
ADT - Version 7.1
Tropical Cyclone Intensity Algorithm

----- Current Analysis -----
Date : 14 SEP 2006 Time : 071500 UTC
Lat : 28:22:56 N Lon : 56:41:02 W

CI# /Pressure/ Vmax
6.3 / 939.0mb/122.2kt

6hr-Avg T# 3hr-Avg T# Adj T# Raw T#
6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3

Latitude bias adjustment to MSLP : -1.2mb

Estimated radius of max. wind based on IR : 33 km

Center Temp : +16.7C Cloud Region Temp : -60.5C

Scene Type : EYE

Positioning Method : RING/SPIRAL COMBINATION

Ocean Basin : ATLANTIC
Dvorak CI > MSLP Conversion Used : ATLANTIC

Tno/CI Rules : Constraint Limits : NO LIMIT
Weakening Flag : ON
Rapid Dissipation Flag : OFF

#317 Postby **O Town** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:00 am

Wow. Mr. Mini Gordon is looking so handsome this morning. I think he is peaking out right about now.

Weatherfreak14 · #318 Postby **Weatherfreak14** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:02 am

WOW. Our first major. Glad to see it is a fish.

#319 Postby **HURAKAN** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:40 am

GREAT STORM!!!

jhamps10 · #320 Postby **jhamps10** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:15 am

he seems to be looking EVEN better now than he did last night. I really am suprised that it is only 120 right now. looks like a cat 4 to me.

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