Hurricane Wilma Recon Discussion Thread

#621 Postby **Windy** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:48 am

Huh? The flight that went up is still flying around, and will be doing so for quite some time.

bigmoney755 · #622 Postby **bigmoney755** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:49 am

I mean I was going to bed and was wanting to know if they will have another by the 7am advisory when I wakeup

wxmann_91 · #623 Postby **wxmann_91** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:50 am

CronkPSU wrote:
joe_koehle wrote:never thought i would see 899 mb w/ cat 3 winds.

nope, none of us did

The hunters are sampling the NE Quadrant, which for a hurricane moving WNW is not the strongest quadrant. Right front quadrant=NW Quadrant is strongest. Once they sample the winds there then we should have a more accurate measure of wind speed, and one that is probably not of Cat 3 strength.

artist · #624 Postby **artist** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:50 am

Bigmoney - they sample the air each each of the quads while they are up there - they have only gotten the vortex for one so far.

bigmoney755 · #625 Postby **bigmoney755** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:51 am

Oh I thought that was it since they already posted the 1am advisory and did the vortex and all. I guess I will stay up till they get more samples in.

#626 Postby **curtadams** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:06 am

That's one broad wind field. Not that intense, but miles and miles of Cat 2 winds.

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #627 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:07 am

She is going to become a very big hurricane. Maybe bigger then Katrina...

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #628 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:12 am

She is doing what Rita was doing....Weird!

bigmoney755 · #629 Postby **bigmoney755** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:12 am

Matt-hurricanewatcher wrote:She is doing what Rita was doing....Weird!

What did rita do?

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #630 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:16 am

Go through EWRC for over 48 hours. Weaken about 50 knots...Makes you wonder.

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #631 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:17 am

Wilma by the data is 125 mph....

bigmoney755 · #632 Postby **bigmoney755** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:18 am

Matt-hurricanewatcher wrote:Go through EWRC for over 48 hours. Weaken about 50 knots...Makes you wonder.

I'm actually still waiting on rita to finish that ewrc :lol:

I dont think it ever did

#633 Postby **curtadams** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:20 am

We may get an idea of what would eventually have happened to Rita if she hadn't hit Louisiana. Agreed, similar to Rita with a very broad hurricane wind field far less intense than the pressure would normally generate.

Thanks for all the posting, Matt. I guess sub-900 storms are too routine for late nighters nowadays. :lol:

#634 Postby **curtadams** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:23 am

No, the EWRC is certainly not done. The inner wind maximum is still there and still respectable. Unless there was already an ERC to replace a 2 mile eye with a 5 mile one. :eek:

Normandy · #635 Postby **Normandy** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:54 am

curtadams wrote:No, the EWRC is certainly not done. The inner wind maximum is still there and still respectable. Unless there was already an ERC to replace a 2 mile eye with a 5 mile one.

ERC is def not done, see that large outer eye Wilma is about to pop out?

#636 Postby **cycloneye** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:56 am

URNT12 KNHC 201046
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 20/10:20:00Z
B. 18 deg 14 min N
085 deg 04 min W
C. 700 mb 2313 m
D. NA kt
E. NA deg nm
F. 046 deg 122 kt
G. 314 deg 023 nm
H. 910 mb
I. 12 C/ 3052 m
J. 19 C/ 3045 m
K. 18 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALLS
M. CO7-35
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF308 0924A WILMA OB 24
MAX FL WIND 122 KT NW QUAD 10:13 Z

Pressure up.

joe_koehle · #637 Postby **joe_koehle** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:59 am

so, that vortex says closed "walls"...does this imply that there are still multiple eye walls? i thought the inner eye had been collapsing all night?

Dr. Jonah Rainwater · #638 Postby **Dr. Jonah Rainwater** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:59 am

Closed walls is plural? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot...lol. This season was supposed to be over right now. I'm tired and cranky.

#639 Postby **cycloneye** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:00 am

Still ERC going on.

joe_koehle · #640 Postby **joe_koehle** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:05 am

okay, so when can we expect to see that inner eyewall collapse and the big eye clear out? will it be a long time because the inner wall is still closed? or can it happen rapidly?

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