ATL: Tropical Depression Dolly

[Ivanhater]

I cant remember the member who always posts the radar images with where the center has gone on radar when a hurricane is approaching..would be nice to have that tonight

That was me, sorry I've been at work all day, and pretty busy too.

There you are! thanks!

[Texashawk]

I cant remember the member who always posts the radar images with where the center has gone on radar when a hurricane is approaching..would be nice to have that tonight

That was me, sorry I've been at work all day, and pretty busy too.

So perhaps I'm not crazy after all... I was beginning to wonder if I was the only idiot on the boards...

[HurricaneHunter914]

Dolly is really taking advantage of that weakness before it builds back in. Good news for Brownsville though.

[KWT]

Yep I totally agree Derek, I've been fearing a slight southerly adjustmenet, the N.eyewall of a strengthening cat-1/2 hurricane square into a pretty densely populated region could cause some real havoc, at least to the north that region shouldn't be hit quite as severely.

[Cape Verde]

There's talk about putting a wind farm facility on either the King Ranch or the Kenedy Ranch, I forget which. Even though environmentalists claim to love renewable energy, they've successfully blocked it so far even though it's on private property.

It would have been interesting to see how much electricity the windmills would have generated from Dolly.

[drezee]

pressure is like clock work now....


17:06UTC
Minimum pressure: 990mb

18:45UTC
Minimum pressure: 988mb

20:20UTC
Minimum pressure: 986mb

22:00UTC
Minimum pressure: 984mb

23:36UTC
Minimum pressure: 982mb

at this rate tomorrow morning at 12z it will be 966mb

[Innotech]

My original prediction, when Dolly was just a frustrating 94L in the eastern Caribbean, was a borderline Cat 3 iinto Corpus Christi. Interesting to see how far off my prediction this will be. This has been a truly fascinating storm to track.

[carversteve]

When is the next advisory? And what are the projected wind speeds..any guesses? Now that the MB's are dropping pretty steady.

[KWT]

I have to admit Dreeze its been strengthening about the same rate for a little while now, I see no reason why it can't keep on strengthening at that rate for at least the next few hours if not for a while longer

[Yankeegirl]

Well i just stepped outside and the weather here is SOOOOOO nice! There is hardly any humidity and there is a nice breeze... It almost doesnt feel like a July evening in Houston... Almost wants to make me go play putt putt!!

[Chacor]

When is the next advisory? And what are the projected wind speeds..any guesses? Now that the MB's are dropping pretty steady.

Intermediate has just been issued. No change, 65 kt.

[Hurricanewatcher2007]

There is really no reason why it couldn't be strengthening right up to landfall. I really pray that people are taking Dolly seriously and be prepared!

[JonathanBelles]

TS force winds now reaching Brownsville.

[wxman57]

To demonstrate how reading a radar image can take a keen eye, here's a 00Z radar with the NHC's 00Z position marked by crosshairs (24.9N/95.7W). Note that the eye isn't that giant opening, it's the small area on the southwest side of the large opening. That's what you need to track.

[paintplaye]

Looks like this thing has taken a north jog for the last couple of frames. Brownsville is looking better and better.

[cycloneye]

57,do you think that Corpus Christi will be more affected than Brownsville if the present movement continues?

[wxman57]

Looks like this thing has taken a north jog for the last couple of frames. Brownsville is looking better and better.

See my image above. From the current center, Brownsville is at 306 degrees. That's just about the current heading, a little less than that, actually.

[wx247]

TS force winds now reaching Brownsville.

Highest winds I have seen are 30 mph. Where are they reporting this?

[paintplaye]

Looks like this thing has taken a north jog for the last couple of frames. Brownsville is looking better and better.

See my image above. From the current center, Brownsville is at 306 degrees. That's just about the current heading, a little less than that, actually.

O ok.

[wxman57]

57,do you think that Corpus Christi will be more affected than Brownsville if the present movement continues?

I see it moving right toward Brownsvile. See my post above about the actual eye position on radar. Heading since 18Z fix on last advisory 307 degrees. Heading to BRO 307 degrees.