Has there ever been a wind field like this?

[BReb]

This seems so radical to me that it's almost a new variety of hurricane.

We've got 884 mb pressure in the eye, 175 mph winds, and yet we have TROPICAL STORM winds in all but a tiny portion of the wind field.

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tr ... _wind.html

This is something totally different IMO. There is no telling how this thing is going to behave.

[Normandy]

That doesnt seem right for some reason, thats a small core of hurricane winds.

[Dr. Jonah Rainwater]

I read somewhere that hurricane force winds only extend 15 miles out from the center. So basically we're looking at a 30-mile-wide F3 tornado named Wilma spinning in the Caribbean. That sounds so much less punishing.

*shudder*

I wonder what the ERC will bring...

[Normandy]

I read somewhere that hurricane force winds only extend 15 miles out from the center. So basically we're looking at a 30-mile-wide F3 tornado named Wilma spinning in the Caribbean. That sounds so much less punishing.

*shudder*

I wonder what the ERC will bring...

Thats quite interesting then.

[Dave C]

Buoy 42056 will be near the core in 30 hrs. It currently is reporting 40mph gusts,it will be fun to watch the obs as this monster approaches.
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42056

[Dave C]

double post

[PhillyWX]

That doesnt seem right for some reason, thats a small core of hurricane winds.

With a 2-4 mile wide eye, the core is completely reasonable, IMO. With such a small eye, the core is likely to be small as well and incredibly fast. Like someone said, it's an F-3 tornado of sorts.

[Dr. Jonah Rainwater]

I hope we can see some photos from the eye taken by the Hurricane Hunters. I mean, the eyewall cloudtops are over 10 miles high, and the eye is just 2-3 miles wide. I'd love to see that by daylight, if she holds together long enough for the next recon flight.

[HurricaneGirl]

This is unreal. Feeling sick.

[DESTRUCTION5]

:eek: This is unreal. Feeling sick.

LMFAO...Thats Clasic