Hurricane Opal Questions
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Hurricane Opal Questions
I've seen satellite photos of Hurricane Opal and notice I cannot see an eye. I wonder how large Opal's eye was? Opal kinda reminds me of an extratropical low. I know Opal was very large, almost large as Katrina.
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Here's a vortex data message from Opal's peak: It yeilds 8 nautical miles or about 9.2 statute miles.
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URNT12 KNHC 041142
AF967 1017A OPAL OB 17 KNHC
DETAILED VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 04/1131Z
B. 27 DEG 05 MIN N
88 DEG 30 MIN W
C. 700 MB 2391 M
D. NA
E. NA
F. 190 DEG 152 KT
G. 108 DEG 8 NM
H. 917 MB
I. 13 C/ 3058 M
J. 25 C/ 3049 M
K. 11 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. C8
N. 27 DEG 05 MIN N
88 DEG 30 MIN W
04/1131Z
O. 12345/7
P. 1/2 NM
Q. MAX FL WIND 152 KT E QUAD 1129Z. SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING.;
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senorpepr wrote:Here's a vortex data message from Opal's peak: It yeilds 8 nautical miles or about 9.2 statute miles.Code: Select all
URNT12 KNHC 041142
AF967 1017A OPAL OB 17 KNHC
DETAILED VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 04/1131Z
B. 27 DEG 05 MIN N
88 DEG 30 MIN W
C. 700 MB 2391 M
D. NA
E. NA
F. 190 DEG 152 KT
G. 108 DEG 8 NM
H. 917 MB
I. 13 C/ 3058 M
J. 25 C/ 3049 M
K. 11 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. C8
N. 27 DEG 05 MIN N
88 DEG 30 MIN W
04/1131Z
O. 12345/7
P. 1/2 NM
Q. MAX FL WIND 152 KT E QUAD 1129Z. SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING.;
That's a small eye right there! It's amazing, that Opal was large. It never looked organized though.
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