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Cat 3?

#1 Postby Aqua Teen Hunger Force » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:21 pm

Some news media were reporting Rita as a category 3 at around 10:30... what was their source?
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#2 Postby NCHurricane » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:24 pm

She's not quite but almost. 110MPH as of the 11:00. 1 MPH off..but close enough.

http://www.nchurricane.com/tropical/classify.htm

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#3 Postby Aqua Teen Hunger Force » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:25 pm

But at 10:30? The official advisory didn't come out till 11. Or was it early?
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#4 Postby NCHurricane » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:27 pm

Aqua Teen Hunger Force wrote:But at 10:30? The official advisory didn't come out till 11. Or was it early?


The time stamp on the advisories are the top of the hour. They are generally released anywhere from 15-30 minutes before that, unless something is being waited on (Recon reports, etc.)

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#5 Postby Brent » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:28 pm

Not officially yet... next recon in a few hours will confirm it or not.

BUT IT IS NOT A CAT 3 NOW...
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#6 Postby SamSagnella » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:29 pm

Brent wrote:BUT IT IS NOT A CAT 3 NOW...


it should be treated as one.
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#7 Postby Brent » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:29 pm

SamSagnella wrote:
Brent wrote:BUT IT IS NOT A CAT 3 NOW...


it should be treated as one.


Well if your on a boat in the middle of it, yeah. :P
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#8 Postby Aqua Teen Hunger Force » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:32 pm

NCHurricane wrote:
Aqua Teen Hunger Force wrote:But at 10:30? The official advisory didn't come out till 11. Or was it early?


The time stamp on the advisories are the top of the hour. They are generally released anywhere from 15-30 minutes before that, unless something is being waited on (Recon reports, etc.)

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Thanks for your help. One final question, where can I find the early releases? My experience with the nhc.noaa website is they are usually one to two minutes after the hour. Where can I find it 15 to 30 minutes before the official release time?
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#9 Postby NCHurricane » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:34 pm

I think the quickest way is to sign-up for their e-mail advisories. I don't have the addy handy, but I bet Brent does. 8-)

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#10 Postby SamSagnella » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:34 pm

http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/tropical/atlantic/advisories/

Newest at the bottom, oldest at the top.

EDIT: Usually they're posted at least 15-20 min prior to official issuance time, discussions not till 5 min on either side of the adv. time.
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#11 Postby chadtm80 » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:34 pm

The advisory thread at the top of this forum :-)
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#12 Postby NCHurricane » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:36 pm

There you go. Helpful folks everywhere. 8-)

Here's addy for the sign-ups, too. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/signup.shtml

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#13 Postby Aqua Teen Hunger Force » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:49 pm

Thanks all. That's exactly what I was looking for.
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