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#281 Postby cycloneye » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:39 pm

Right now plane is around 60 miles North of Cedar Key.
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#282 Postby cycloneye » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:04 pm

Right now the plane is passing just offshore of Tampa/Clearwater.
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#283 Postby jlauderdal » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:08 pm

cycloneye wrote:Right now the plane is passing just offshore of Tampa/Clearwater.


i think cycloneye finally broke the post-o-meter, last two posts had the same number
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#284 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:09 pm

I say they will find 120 knot flight level winds with 945 millibar pressure.
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#285 Postby senorpepr » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:10 pm

jlauderdal wrote:
cycloneye wrote:Right now the plane is passing just offshore of Tampa/Clearwater.


i think cycloneye finally broke the post-o-meter, last two posts had the same number
With each post, the post number of all previous posts bu said user will increase.
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#286 Postby cycloneye » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:25 pm

The plane now has passed FT Myers.
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#287 Postby AJC3 » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:34 pm

For those who wish to fly vicariously over the western tip of Cuba....

[img]http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mlb/sms/images/19F00-9-20(9-36).jpg[/img]
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#288 Postby dhweather » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:55 pm

I still can't believe that Castro is letting us fly over.
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#289 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:56 pm

I hope Castro doe's not order it shot down. I pray that doe's not happen.
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#290 Postby gtalum » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:56 pm

dhweather wrote:I still can't believe that Castro is letting us fly over.


He has every bit as much interest in finding out about this storm as we do. Even he knows this is no place for politics.
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#291 Postby cycloneye » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:57 pm

The plane is flying right now over Cuba.
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#292 Postby Brent » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:59 pm

Matt-hurricanewatcher wrote:I hope Castro doe's not order it shot down. I pray that doe's not happen.


Castro is not an idiot... and he knows these recon missions could save the lives of his citizens.
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#293 Postby Seele » Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:00 pm

It's just PR. How would people react if Cuba refused these flights after Katrina. They would look foolish.
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#294 Postby jpigott » Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:36 pm

how close are we getting?
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#295 Postby senorpepr » Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:42 pm

jpigott wrote:how close are we getting?
a while longer... recon is still at cruising altitude.
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#296 Postby senorpepr » Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:56 pm

Plane is headed down to the operational flight level...
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#297 Postby Matt-hurricanewatcher » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:22 pm

When will we get real data?
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#298 Postby Brent » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:23 pm

Matt-hurricanewatcher wrote:When will we get real data?


They should be getting close to the eye in the next 30-45 minutes.
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#299 Postby senorpepr » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:29 pm

they are inbound now.
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#300 Postby Brent » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:30 pm

:hoola:
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