ATL: Tropical Depression Edouard

[Wx_Warrior]

Hurrican...Before you go to bed, we had an OC elected official today quote "we won't get much out of this"....Wish he wouldn't have said that. 2 newspapers quoted him.

[raindrops68]

Im surprised that the local stations arent even giving updates here in Houston. Oh well I guess they will start the Edouard coverage at 5am.

[hurrican19]

Hurrican...Before you go to bed, we had an OC elected official today quote "we won't get much out of this"....Wish he wouldn't have said that. 2 newspapers quoted him.

lol.. didn't they say that for Rita, as well? geez.. I can hear the trees rustling about outside, if my power fails, ive got my sprint internet connection with a vehicle charger for my laptop - ill have internet the entire time.. as long as sprint survives, lol.. g'night.

[mpic]

From that newscast, looks like I'm only going to get about 1/2 inch of rain here which means I'll be expected at work in 3 hours. I really don't like being out in high winds, though. Any chance Ed will change to a more westerly landfall?

[Nederlander]

im pulling an all-nighter here in Nederland, Wx.. looks like the worst weather will be right here in Jefferson county. Ill be very very surprised if this thing makes landfall anywhere west of High Island...

edit: mpic, theres no indication of anything suggesting a shift more to the W in the track

[Wx_Warrior]

Agreed...My brother is in full swing (Kerry) @ Ch 6..Wind starting to howl just a tad here in downtown Beaumont. Creepy....

Need Eddie to stay somewhat disorganized...

[Texas Snowman]

Last couple of radar frames from Lake Charles, looks to me that it may have wobbled or taken a jog more to the west.

[mpic]

Thanks, Nederlander. Guess I'll get the coffee started and pysch up for work.

[kurtpage]

Storm EDOUARD1: Observed by AF #302
Storm #05 In Atlantic Ocean
Total Flights For Storm #05: 04
Date/Time of Recon Report: August 05, 2008 06:50:00 Zulu
Position Of The Center: 29 ° 09 ' N 093 ° 09 ' W (29.15° N 93.15° W )
Minimum Height Measured At Standard Level Of 850 Millibars: 1420 Meters (Normal: 1457 Meters)
Maximum Surface Winds Were Estimated At: 42 Knots (48.3 MPH)
Estimated Surface Winds Were Measured At: 17 Nautical Miles (19.55 miles) From Center At Bearing 198°
Maximum Flight Level Winds Near Center Were 037 Knots (42.55 MPH) From 278°
Maximum Flight Level Winds Were Measured 015 Nautical Miles (17.25 Miles) From Center At Bearing 193°
Minimum Pressure: 997 Millibars (29.440 Inches)
Maxium Flight Level Temperature / Pressure Altitude Outside The Eye: 14°C (57.2°F) / 1509 Meters
Maximum Flight Level Temperature / Pressure Altitude Inside The Eye: 21°C (69.8°F) / 1503 Meters
Dewpoint Temperature / Sea Surface Temperature Inside The Eye: 17°C (62.6°F) / NA°C (NA°F)
Eye Wall Was Characterized As Being: NA
Eye Form Was Characterized As Being: NA
Center Fix Established Using: Penetration Radar Wind Pressure Temperature
Center Fix Established At Level(s): 850 Millibars
Navigational Accuracy Measured At: 0.02 Nautical Miles
Meteorological Accuracy Measured At: 1 Nautical Miles

Other Information:
1: Maximum Flight Level Winds Were 63 KT NE Quadrant at 06:59:00

[Wx_Warrior]

My g/f lives in Orange...Raining pretty good now and lights already flickered.

[Wx_Warrior]

East side looks very 'raggedy' on radar.

[Nederlander]

Agreed...My brother is in full swing (Kerry) @ Ch 6..Wind starting to howl just a tad here in downtown Beaumont. Creepy....

Need Eddie to stay somewhat disorganized...

wind picking up a little bit here in mid-county also.. and yea I imagine Kerry is pretty busy... I didnt realize he was your brother.. I know him pretty well, we worked on setxsports last year together.. i wrote some articles for the site, etc... but anyways, im as ready as ready can be...

[Texas Snowman]

I've looked at the radar again and it really looks like a westward wobble at the very least. Also looks like plenty more convection beginning to fire in the SW quadrant of the storm's circulation.

[Wx_Warrior]

He prefers HS football over weather, so this is really dipping into his plans!

[RL3AO]

Some of 65+ kt FL obs in NE quad including a 68kt.

[JessRomero]

I am in Port neches and wind is picking up down here pretty good! All I want to do is keep my power lol But it is going to get very interesting for the rest of the morning!

[Wx_Warrior]

Same here... ...I got lucky and didn't lose any during Humberto last year but I knew some that were without for a few days.

[JtSmarts]

Some of 65+ kt FL obs in NE quad including a 68kt.

He will probably be increased to 65mph or maybe even 70 at 5:00 if that keeps up.

[Nederlander]

He prefers HS football over weather, so this is really dipping into his plans!

haha yea i bet it is.. hopefully that wont be the case after we get through with this one.. thatll be 3 hurricanes (or 2 canes and 1 TS) in 4 years for us...

as far as the mention of a westward shift goes... i do see a tad bit of a wobble, but i still think for this thing to reach high island its going to have to travel close to due west.. my guess is that it comes right between HI and SP and pass directly over Winnie once it gets to I-10... refer to the disclaimer.. this is by no means an official forecast..

[Normandy]

While you guys are up watching this, take note of the possibility of mesos starting to develop around the core of Ed....We saw this during Dolly's explosive deepening phase as it went ashore, and for most of the time its "eyewall" consisted of 4-5 mesos rotating around the Center of Circulation. I mention this because I am starting to see the same type of pattern evolving here. PLEASE NOTE that this does not mean Ed will become a category two hurricane like Dolly, just a heads up.