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#1001 Postby soonertwister » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:55 pm

I think the lowest pressure recorded at landfall in the Atlantic was the Keys hurricane of 1935 at 892. Camille was next at 909, but had higher winds at landfall.
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#1002 Postby Solaris » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:56 pm

i guess they couldn believe it and checked it per extrapolition.
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#1003 Postby TPACane04 » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:16 pm

soonertwister wrote:If another Atlantic storm had dropped pressure by 84 mb in less than 30 hours, I've never heard of it.


I went back and looked at Opal 1995 archives...she dropped from 980 - 919 (61 mbs) in 48 hours...and they thought that was a pretty hearty drop back then.

Rita blew right past that one.
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#1004 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:28 pm

It is starting to expand in is getting better defined. I think this will try to get below 900 millibars. When is the next recon.
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#1005 Postby superfly » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:36 pm

soonertwister wrote:If another Atlantic storm had dropped pressure by 84 mb in less than 30 hours, I've never heard of it.


Gilbert, dropped from 960mb to 888mb in 24 hours.
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#1006 Postby Solaris » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:37 pm

153 kt in NW quadrant.
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#1007 Postby Scorpion » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:37 pm

Cant wait to see the next pressure reading.
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#1008 Postby curtinnc » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:41 pm

Scorpion wrote:Cant wait to see the next pressure reading.


DITTO :eek:
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#1009 Postby Lori » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:43 pm

TPACane04 wrote:
soonertwister wrote:If another Atlantic storm had dropped pressure by 84 mb in less than 30 hours, I've never heard of it.


I went back and looked at Opal 1995 archives...she dropped from 980 - 919 (61 mbs) in 48 hours...and they thought that was a pretty hearty drop back then.

Rita blew right past that one.[/quote


Ah Opal 1995, the good old days. Strongest cane of the season at 130mph and she didn't have an eye.
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#1010 Postby Solaris » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:48 pm

904 mb!!!
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#1011 Postby drezee » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:49 pm

847
WTNT63 KNHC 212146
TCUAT3
HURRICANE RITA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
545 PM CDT WED SEP 21 2005

...RITA BECOMES THE FIFTH MOST INTENSE HURRICANE ON RECORD...

DROPSONDE DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT AT 416 PM CDT...2116Z...INDICATED THE CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS
FALLEN TO 904 MB...OR 26.69 INCHES. THIS MAKES RITA THE FIFTH MOST
INTENSE HURRICANE IN TERMS OF PRESSURE IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN.

RITA CURRENTLY RANKS BEHIND HURRICANE GILBERT IN 1988 WITH 888
MB...THE 1935 LABOR DAY HURRICANE WITH 892 MB...HURRICANE ALLEN IN
1980 WITH 899 MB...AND HURRICANE KATRINA LAST MONTH WITH 902 MB.

FORECASTER STEWART
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#1012 Postby whereverwx » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:52 pm

Wow. That is amazing! :eek:
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#1013 Postby Hurrilurker » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:59 pm

Why are we getting special advisiories with pressures from the NHC before we even see vortex messages?
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#1014 Postby EFrancis » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:00 pm

This is just...I have nothing to say.

We need to get a group together on here to get down to Texas after the storm hits. Or Louisana...did anyone else notice that turn to the north the last few images of satellite? I knew it was going to curve north but this was pretty direct.

Unbelieveable. 904 MB, and we thought we'ed never see a Katrina for decades. Decades, ladies and gents, has become weeks, and here we are. When's the next advisory come out?
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#1015 Postby JTD » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:00 pm

292
URNT12 KNHC 212149
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 21/21:16:00Z
B. 24 deg 24 min N
086 deg 32 min W
C. 700 mb 2292 m
D. 55 kt
E. 137 deg 081 nm
F. 238 deg 145 kt
G. 141 deg 009 nm
H. 904 mb
I. 9 C/ 3046 m
J. 30 C/ 3052 m
K. -1 C/ NA
L. CLOSED
M. C20
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF300 1418A RITA OB 17
MAX FL WIND 161 KT NE QUAD 19:32:00 Z
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#1016 Postby jpigott » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:00 pm

hey, isn't Derek Ortt on one of these flights
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#1017 Postby nomolos » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:07 pm

isnt 161 knts 185 mph??!!
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#1018 Postby Scorpion » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:08 pm

FL man FL.
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#1019 Postby jpigott » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:13 pm

jason0509 wrote:292
URNT12 KNHC 212149
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 21/21:16:00Z
B. 24 deg 24 min N
086 deg 32 min W
C. 700 mb 2292 m
D. 55 kt
E. 137 deg 081 nm
F. 238 deg 145 kt
G. 141 deg 009 nm
H. 904 mb
I. 9 C/ 3046 m
J. 30 C/ 3052 m
K. -1 C/ NA
L. CLOSED
M. C20
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF300 1418A RITA OB 17
MAX FL WIND 161 KT NE QUAD 19:32:00 Z


what does 161kt mean at ground level, Rita is currently pegged at 165mph and i thought they were using that earlier 153kt wind measurement to justify that, so would 161kt be indicative of a 170-175mph storm
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#1020 Postby Lowpressure » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:15 pm

nomolos wrote:isnt 161 knts 185 mph??!!


That is flight level winds.
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