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#1141 Postby jax » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:47 pm

Pebbles wrote:See that comma type look to her, comma usually means strengthening. I wouldn't be suprised to see her outflow actually expand :P


comma with a TD or TS means strengtheng....
cat 5's decline with this type action... that's
GREAT news.... now if we can just get an ERC
going we can get this baby down to a cat 3...
anyone know how to start one up?
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#1142 Postby deltadog03 » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:48 pm

yeah, she could really bomb soon...she looks healthy to me
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#1143 Postby joe_koehle » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:48 pm

what means it's tilting?
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#1144 Postby mtm4319 » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:52 pm

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#1145 Postby Stratusxpeye » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:52 pm

deltadog03 wrote:yeah, she could really bomb soon...she looks healthy to me


What do you mean she could really bomb soon? Hasnt she done that now at 175mph this is crazy! How much more bombing could be even possible?
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#1146 Postby Brent » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:52 pm

I was just noticing that on the TWC loop just now... :eek:
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#1147 Postby Brent » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:52 pm

deltadog03 wrote:yeah, she could really bomb soon...she looks healthy to me


She can't bomb much more...
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#1148 Postby Brent » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:53 pm

jax wrote:
Pebbles wrote:See that comma type look to her, comma usually means strengthening. I wouldn't be suprised to see her outflow actually expand :P


comma with a TD or TS means strengtheng....
cat 5's decline with this type action... that's
GREAT news.... now if we can just get an ERC
going we can get this baby down to a cat 3...
anyone know how to start one up?


an ERC now isn't going to help for when it hits land... they usually re-strengthen afterwards anyway.
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#1149 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:53 pm

It leans on its Axis southwest to northeast...In which could help the northeast quad strengthing.
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#1150 Postby cpa1225 » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:54 pm

mtm, how can i get that image with google earth?
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#1151 Postby THead » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:57 pm

Maybe she's shedding the bands and going annular.
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#1152 Postby mtm4319 » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:57 pm

cpa1225 wrote:mtm, how can i get that image with google earth?


I'm just inputting the last coordinate of each set that comes in as placemarks, then hitting "print screen".
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#1153 Postby Pebbles » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:57 pm

610
SXXX50 KNHC 220456
AF307 1618A RITA HDOB 13 KNHC
0445. 2644N 08631W 04332 0175 106 039 005 005 040 04587 0000000000
0446 2643N 08630W 04078 0185 106 037 012 012 038 04313 0000000000
0446. 2642N 08628W 03880 0170 109 036 032 032 037 04099 0000000000
0447 2640N 08627W 03680 0158 111 038 044 044 041 03887 0000000100
0447. 2639N 08626W 03474 0143 104 049 050 050 059 03665 0000000100
0448 2638N 08625W 03293 0128 106 058 060 060 060 03469 0000000100
0448. 2637N 08624W 03131 0114 103 057 068 068 058 03292 0000000100
0449 2636N 08623W 03057 0107 115 049 078 078 049 03212 0000000100
0449. 2635N 08622W 03048 0104 115 048 074 074 048 03200 0000000000
0450 2634N 08621W 03048 0105 120 046 064 064 047 03198 0000000000
0450. 2633N 08620W 03047 0106 120 050 068 068 051 03198 0000000000
0451 2631N 08619W 03049 0103 121 048 088 088 049 03200 0000000000
0451. 2630N 08618W 03048 0102 118 048 086 086 049 03198 0000000000
0452 2629N 08617W 03048 0102 114 049 084 084 049 03198 0000000000
0452. 2628N 08616W 03048 0100 110 049 082 082 051 03195 0000000000
0453 2627N 08615W 03048 0099 106 051 080 080 051 03194 0000000000
0453. 2626N 08614W 03049 0097 105 051 078 078 052 03194 0000000000
0454 2625N 08613W 03047 0097 103 053 072 072 055 03191 0000000000
0454. 2624N 08612W 03048 0099 107 062 066 066 065 03195 0000000000
0455 2623N 08611W 03050 0095 106 064 066 066 066 03192 0000000000

Higher and higher the winds go.. where they stop... nobody knows!
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#1154 Postby jax » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:59 pm

are we there yet?
are we there yet?
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#1155 Postby mtm4319 » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:59 pm

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#1156 Postby Pebbles » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:00 am

jax wrote:are we there yet?
are we there yet?


Put your seatbelt back on, sit back and hush... you'll know when we get there! *winks*
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#1157 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:00 am

Any way it should of been enough time to allow the winds to catch up. In the nhc said around 160 knots.
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#1158 Postby mtm4319 » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:01 am

Looks like they could make it to the NE eyewall just in time to get a message back for the 1am CDT advisory.
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#1159 Postby Windy » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:01 am

Anyone want to make a fun guess on pressure? ;)

My guess is 893mb.
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#1160 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:01 am

892 millibars with 190 mph winds.
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