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#2861 Postby DESTRUCTION5 » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:44 pm

craptacular wrote:The last two VDMs seemed "clean".

17:42 23'55"N 79'55"W

19:17 24'03"N 80'04"W

edit: That's a little over 13 statute miles (or about 11.5 nautical miles) northwest (heading of 314) in about 1.5 hrs.


That would make it NW about 10 MPH
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#2862 Postby LanceW » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:46 pm

Slowing down?
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#2863 Postby Thunder44 » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:46 pm

AF308 1605A ERNESTO HDOB 47 KNHC
1932. 2436N 07926W 00394 5028 154 042 230 230 043 00376 0000000000
1933 2437N 07925W 00393 5027 151 036 228 228 038 00376 0000000000
1933. 2438N 07924W 00393 5026 147 036 228 228 037 00378 0000000000
1934 2439N 07923W 00395 5025 146 037 230 230 037 00380 0000000000
1934. 2440N 07921W 00393 5025 147 038 230 230 040 00379 0000000000
1935 2442N 07920W 00394 5024 150 040 232 232 041 00380 0000000000
1935. 2443N 07919W 00395 5024 147 038 230 230 039 00382 0000000000
1936 2444N 07918W 00393 5023 149 039 230 230 040 00381 0000000000
1936. 2445N 07916W 00394 5023 152 039 230 230 041 00381 0000000000
1937 2446N 07915W 00393 5022 151 037 230 230 037 00381 0000000000
1937. 2448N 07914W 00394 5022 150 037 230 230 039 00383 0000000000
1938 2449N 07913W 00394 5020 148 037 220 220 039 00384 0000000000
1938. 2450N 07912W 00394 5020 150 038 210 210 039 00384 0000000000
1939 2451N 07910W 00394 5019 152 041 210 210 042 00385 0000000000
1939. 2452N 07909W 00394 5018 150 039 222 222 041 00387 0000000000
1940 2453N 07908W 00393 5017 149 036 216 216 037 00386 0000000000
1940. 2454N 07907W 00395 5019 153 038 192 192 040 00387 0000000100
1941 2456N 07905W 00393 5018 152 031 188 188 036 00385 0000000100
1941. 2457N 07904W 00393 5015 122 034 224 224 036 00389 0000000000
1942 2458N 07903W 00395 5016 122 036 230 230 036 00390 0000000000
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#2864 Postby cycloneye » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:55 pm

Thunder 44,based on what you haved seen in the data the system is slowing down a little bit?
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#2865 Postby craptacular » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:56 pm

LanceW wrote:Slowing down?


That's just between two VDMs, so take it for what it's worth. However, the two VDMs prior to that seemed suspect, so I wanted to look at the last two. Hopefully recon is going back for another pass soon.
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#2866 Postby Thunder44 » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:00 pm

AF308 1605A ERNESTO HDOB 48 KNHC
1942. 2459N 07902W 00393 5015 123 036 234 234 036 00388 0000000000
1943 2500N 07901W 00393 5015 123 035 234 234 036 00389 0000000000
1943. 2501N 07900W 00394 5013 123 035 232 232 036 00391 0000000000
1944 2502N 07859W 00394 5012 124 036 232 232 036 00392 0000000000
1944. 2503N 07857W 00393 5012 127 035 234 234 036 00391 0000000000
1945 2504N 07856W 00394 5011 125 035 234 232 036 00394 0000000000
1945. 2505N 07855W 00394 5010 124 034 236 232 034 00394 0000000000
1946 2506N 07854W 00394 5010 122 032 232 232 033 00394 0000000000
1946. 2507N 07853W 00396 5009 126 032 232 232 032 00397 0000000000
1947 2508N 07852W 00392 5009 130 034 234 232 035 00394 0000000000
1947. 2509N 07850W 00394 5008 127 033 236 234 035 00397 0000000000
1948 2510N 07849W 00393 5007 127 032 236 236 033 00396 0000000000
1948. 2511N 07848W 00396 5006 128 030 236 236 031 00400 0000000000
1949 2513N 07847W 00393 5005 129 031 236 234 032 00398 0000000000
1949. 2514N 07846W 00395 5004 123 032 240 234 033 00401 0000000000
1950 2515N 07844W 00394 5004 125 031 240 234 032 00400 0000000000
1950. 2516N 07843W 00393 5004 130 029 240 236 031 00399 0000000000
1951 2517N 07842W 00394 5003 127 028 240 234 029 00402 0000000000
1951. 2518N 07841W 00393 5003 121 028 238 238 028 00401 0000000000
1952 2519N 07840W 00395 5002 119 028 238 238 029 00403 0000000000
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#2867 Postby Thunder44 » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:09 pm

AF308 1605A ERNESTO HDOB 49 KNHC
1952. 2520N 07839W 00394 5001 117 029 236 236 030 00403 0000000000
1953 2521N 07837W 00395 0000 116 030 236 236 031 00406 0000000000
1953. 2522N 07838W 00396 0001 117 031 236 236 032 00408 0000000000
1954 2522N 07840W 00392 5000 111 030 236 236 032 00402 0000000000
1954. 2521N 07841W 00394 5002 107 030 236 236 031 00402 0000000000
1955 2521N 07843W 00393 5003 113 031 238 234 031 00400 0000000000
1955. 2520N 07845W 00395 5004 112 030 236 236 032 00402 0000000000
1956 2520N 07847W 00393 5005 105 030 236 236 031 00399 0000000000
1956. 2520N 07849W 00392 5006 112 029 238 238 030 00397 0000000000
1957 2519N 07851W 00394 5006 113 030 240 238 032 00398 0000000000
1957. 2519N 07853W 00395 5006 118 032 240 240 034 00399 0000000000
1958 2519N 07854W 00395 5007 116 035 240 236 036 00398 0000000000
1958. 2518N 07856W 00391 5008 112 032 240 238 032 00394 0000000000
1959 2518N 07858W 00395 5009 111 032 238 238 033 00397 0000000000
1959. 2517N 07900W 00394 5009 116 032 236 236 034 00395 0000000000
2000 2517N 07902W 00394 5009 116 032 236 236 033 00395 0000000000
2000. 2516N 07904W 00394 5010 118 033 236 234 034 00394 0000000000
2001 2515N 07905W 00394 5011 121 034 232 232 035 00394 0000000000
2001. 2515N 07907W 00394 5011 123 031 234 228 032 00393 0000000000
2002 2514N 07909W 00394 5012 120 031 230 230 032 00393 0000000000
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#2868 Postby Gulfer » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:24 pm

We're currently on the west end of Key West and I can tell you, Ernesto has been VERY gentle, so far....
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#2869 Postby Thunder44 » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:33 pm

cycloneye wrote:Thunder 44,based on what you haved seen in the data the system is slowing down a little bit?


The last fixes which were about 30 miles apart it seems to be moving to at NW 16mph.
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#2870 Postby Thunder44 » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:35 pm

AF308 1605A ERNESTO HDOB 52 KNHC
2022. 2438N 08001W 00393 5045 137 022 234 234 023 00359 0000000000
2023 2437N 08002W 00393 5046 144 022 234 234 022 00358 0000000000
2023. 2435N 08002W 00394 5047 144 022 234 234 022 00358 0000000000
2024 2434N 08003W 00394 5047 139 020 234 234 020 00358 0000000000
2024. 2433N 08003W 00395 5047 134 018 232 232 018 00358 0000000000
2025 2431N 08004W 00393 5048 137 018 236 224 019 00355 0000000000
2025. 2430N 08005W 00397 5049 138 018 236 228 019 00358 0000000000
2026 2429N 08006W 00394 5050 132 016 232 232 018 00354 0000000000
2026. 2428N 08008W 00393 5051 115 013 234 234 015 00353 0000000000
2027 2427N 08009W 00394 5051 081 007 234 234 008 00354 0000000000
2027. 2425N 08009W 00394 5051 062 004 236 236 005 00353 0000000000
2028 2424N 08009W 00394 5051 059 003 236 236 003 00353 0000000000
2028. 2422N 08010W 00394 5052 027 004 234 234 004 00352 0000000000
2029 2420N 08009W 00395 5052 359 003 234 234 003 00354 0000000000
2029. 2419N 08009W 00395 5053 335 006 234 234 007 00352 0000000000
2030 2417N 08008W 00389 5053 325 009 236 236 010 00347 0000000000
2030. 2417N 08010W 00398 5052 337 007 234 234 009 00357 0000000000
2031 2418N 08011W 00393 5052 344 006 232 232 007 00352 0000000000
2031. 2419N 08012W 00393 5051 356 006 232 232 006 00353 0000000000
2032 2420N 08013W 00394 5050 002 005 232 232 006 00354 0000000000
NNNN

Center Pass VDM Shortly.
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#2871 Postby Thunder44 » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:44 pm

URNT12 KNHC 292042
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 29/20:29:00Z
B. 24 deg 19 min N
080 deg 09 min W
C. NA mb NA m
D. 45 kt
E. 32 deg 058 nm
F. 109 deg 042 kt
G. 031 deg 058 nm
H. EXTRAP 1005 mb
I. 24 C/ 398 m
J. 24 C/ 392 m
K. 24 C/ NA
L. NA
M. NA
N. 134 / 1
O. 0.02 / 2 nm
P. AF308 1605A ERNESTO OB 19
MAX FL WIND 46 KT NE QUAD 19:31:00 Z
SLP EXTRAP FROM 1500 FT.
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#2872 Postby Brent » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:46 pm

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052006
2100 UTC TUE AUG 29 2006

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM
NEW SMYRNA BEACH SOUTHWARD ON THE FLORIDA EAST COAST...INCLUDING
LAKE OKEECHOBEE...FROM BONITA BEACH SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST
COAST...AND FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST
COAST FROM NORTH OF BONITA BEACH NORTHWARD TO ENGLEWOOD...AND A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF ENGLEWOOD TO
TARPON SPRINGS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST
NORTH OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH FLORIDA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.

AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
U.S. EAST COAST NORTH OF ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA TO CAPE FEAR NORTH
CAROLINA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
ANDROS ISLAND...THE BERRY ISLANDS... THE BIMINIS AND GRAND BAHAMA
ISLAND IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.3N 80.2W AT 29/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 25 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 11 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1005 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT.
34 KT....... 90NE 90SE 0SW 40NW.
12 FT SEAS..100NE 100SE 0SW 60NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.3N 80.2W AT 29/2100Z
AT 29/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.9N 79.9W

FORECAST VALID 30/0600Z 25.6N 80.9W...INLAND
MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT.
50 KT... 50NE 50SE 20SW 30NW.
34 KT...100NE 100SE 40SW 75NW.

FORECAST VALID 30/1800Z 27.5N 81.1W...INLAND
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 30NE 30SE 0SW 0NW.
34 KT...100NE 100SE 40SW 60NW.

FORECAST VALID 31/0600Z 29.9N 80.6W
MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT.
50 KT... 40NE 40SE 30SW 50NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 60SW 100NW.

FORECAST VALID 31/1800Z 32.5N 79.7W
MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT.
50 KT... 40NE 40SE 30SW 50NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 60SW 100NW.

FORECAST VALID 01/1800Z 37.0N 78.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY

OUTLOOK VALID 02/1800Z 40.5N 78.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 03/1800Z 43.0N 78.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.3N 80.2W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 30/0300Z

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#2873 Postby Brent » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:47 pm

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TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052006
500 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

...RAIN BANDS OF ERNESTO CONTINUE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE KEYS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM
NEW SMYRNA BEACH SOUTHWARD ON THE FLORIDA EAST COAST...INCLUDING
LAKE OKEECHOBEE...FROM BONITA BEACH SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST
COAST...AND FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST
COAST FROM NORTH OF BONITA BEACH NORTHWARD TO ENGLEWOOD...AND A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF ENGLEWOOD TO
TARPON SPRINGS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST
NORTH OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH FLORIDA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.

AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
U.S. EAST COAST NORTH OF ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA TO CAPE FEAR NORTH
CAROLINA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
ANDROS ISLAND...THE BERRY ISLANDS... THE BIMINIS AND GRAND BAHAMA
ISLAND IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.2 WEST OR ABOUT 105
MILES...165 KM...EAST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA AND ABOUT 105 MILES...165
KM...SOUTH OF MIAMI FLORIDA.

ERNESTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON
THIS TRACK...THE CENTER WILL BE NEARING THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
EXTREME SOUTHERN FLORIDA TONIGHT. HOWEVER...RAINS AND SQUALLS WITH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ARRIVING WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE
CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS STILL POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CENTER MOVES
OVER LAND.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TRACK OF
ERNESTO OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA INCLUDING THE KEYS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE BAHAMAS.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN FLORIDA INCLUDING THE
KEYS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

REPEATING THE 500 PM EDT POSITION...24.3 N...80.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 800 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100
PM EDT.

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#2874 Postby Brent » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:48 pm

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO DISCUSSION NUMBER 21
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052006
500 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

DURING THE DAY...ERNESTO BECAME SOMEWHAT MORE ORGANIZED-LOOKING ON
RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGES. RECENTLY...HOWEVER...THE PRESENTATION
HAS BECOME A BIT RAGGED-LOOKING ON THE IMAGERY. FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS
HAVE NOT INCREASED...AND THE FALL IN CENTRAL PRESSURE THIS
AFTERNOON WAS ROUGHLY COMMENSURATE WITH THE TYPICAL SEMI-DIURNAL
PRESSURE CHANGE. IN OTHER WORDS...ERNESTO IS NOT STRENGTHENING.
IT IS SOMEWHAT PUZZLING WHY THE TROPICAL CYCLONE HAS NOT
INTENSIFIED TODAY. ONE NEGATIVE FACTOR MIGHT BE MODEST EASTERLY
SHEAR AS SUGGESTED BY WATER VAPOR IMAGES AND A WESTWARD TILT OF THE
VORTEX WITH HEIGHT AS IMPLIED BY CENTER POSITION ESTIMATES FROM
AIRCRAFT FLYING AT 1500 AND 7500 FEET AS WELL AS WSR-88D RADAR.
THERE IS STILL A NARROW WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ERNESTO TO GAIN
SOME STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING FLORIDA...BUT THAT WINDOW WILL SOON
CLOSE. AFTER ERNESTO MOVES BACK OVER WATER AND APPROACHES THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST...DYNAMICAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE SYSTEM
COULD APPROACH HURRICANE STRENGTH. THEREFORE A HURRICANE WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE GEORGIA COAST...THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST...AND A PORTION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.

LATEST CENTER FIXES INDICATE A GENERALLY NORTHWESTWARD
MOTION...320/11...HAS CONTINUED. HOWEVER...THE HEADING IS LIKELY
TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTH WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS AS ERNESTO
ROUNDS THE WESTERN END OF A DEEP-LAYER RIDGE. THE OFFICIAL
FORECAST TRACK IS FAIRLY SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ONE THROUGH 48
HOURS...AND CONTINUES TO BE NEAR THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE GUIDANCE
ENVELOPE. IN A DAY OR SO...THE TROPICAL CYCLONE SHOULD ACCELERATE
SOMEWHAT OVER THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA AHEAD OF A TROUGH
APPROACHING THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THE FLOW BETWEEN THE
TROUGH AND THE RIDGE TO THE SOUTHEAST SHOULD MOVE ERNESTO BACK
INLAND OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. IN THE
LATTER PART OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...SOME SLOWING OF THE FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED AS ERNESTO OR ITS EXTRATROPICAL REMNANT
ENCOUNTERS A BLOCKING PATTERN NEAR THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 29/2100Z 24.3N 80.2W 40 KT
12HR VT 30/0600Z 25.6N 80.9W 55 KT...INLAND
24HR VT 30/1800Z 27.5N 81.1W 50 KT...INLAND
36HR VT 31/0600Z 29.9N 80.6W 55 KT
48HR VT 31/1800Z 32.5N 79.7W 60 KT
72HR VT 01/1800Z 37.0N 78.5W 30 KT...INLAND
96HR VT 02/1800Z 40.5N 78.0W 25 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
120HR VT 03/1800Z 43.0N 78.0W 25 KT...EXTRATROPICAL

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#2875 Postby craptacular » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:48 pm

Thunder44 wrote:
cycloneye wrote:Thunder 44,based on what you haved seen in the data the system is slowing down a little bit?


The last fixes which were about 30 miles apart it seems to be moving to at NW 16mph.


with the last two VDMs

19:17 24'03"N 80'04"W
20:29 24'19"N 80'09" W

19 miles at 341 degrees
16 mph

edit: now use the last one and two before that
17:42 23'55"N 79'55W
20:29 24'19"N 80'09W

31.3 miles at 332 degrees
11 mph
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#2876 Postby Thunder44 » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:50 pm

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I just put the new VDM and the last two here. It's looks like it's speeding up and turning more to the NNW.
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#2877 Postby cycloneye » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:52 pm

Ok thanks to both for the answer.
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#2878 Postby Thunder44 » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:13 pm

AF308 1605A ERNESTO HDOB 55 KNHC
2052. 2505N 08106W 04267 0192 047 028 003 003 028 04532 0000000000
2053 2506N 08108W 04517 0201 051 030 003 003 031 04801 0000000000
2053. 2507N 08110W 04738 0226 051 030 009 009 031 05048 0000000000
2054 2508N 08112W 04969 0249 049 030 021 021 030 05302 0000000000
2054. 2509N 08114W 05181 0265 050 028 031 031 028 05531 0000000000
2055 2510N 08116W 05393 0282 047 028 043 043 028 05760 0000000000
2055. 2512N 08119W 05600 0297 047 027 053 053 028 05984 0000000000
2056 2513N 08121W 05788 0312 049 027 063 063 028 06187 0000000000
2056. 2514N 08123W 05966 0326 050 026 075 075 027 06380 0000000000
2057 2515N 08125W 06138 0337 055 025 083 083 025 06562 0000000000
2057. 2516N 08127W 06304 0343 057 022 093 093 024 06737 0000000000
2058 2517N 08129W 06469 0350 060 017 101 101 018 06915 0000000000
2058. 2519N 08131W 06621 0363 072 017 109 109 019 07081 0000000000
2059 2520N 08134W 06760 0374 076 020 117 117 021 07230 0000000000
2059. 2521N 08136W 06882 0384 085 024 123 123 026 07364 0000000000
2100 2522N 08138W 06989 0394 092 027 129 129 028 07481 0000000000
2100. 2523N 08140W 07106 0405 093 027 137 137 028 07609 0000000000
2101 2524N 08143W 07235 0414 095 024 147 147 027 07747 0000000000
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#2879 Postby Thunder44 » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:30 pm

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#2880 Postby Sanibel » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:33 pm

Broadened center. 2006 is wearing me out.


I'm still watching for this to skim the coast and try to get over water.
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