ATL: TROPICAL STORM BILL (03L)

[CrazyC83]

000
URNT15 KWBC 210038
NOAA3 WX03A BILL6 HDOB 17 20090821
002830 2508N 06524W 6972 03124 0022 +091 +091 036063 064 052 003 03
002900 2506N 06525W 6974 03123 0023 +091 +091 030063 064 053 004 03
002930 2503N 06526W 6975 03120 0020 +092 +092 030066 067 052 007 03
003000 2501N 06527W 6972 03123 0018 +092 +092 027066 066 053 006 03
003030 2458N 06528W 6975 03120 0019 +092 +092 029066 066 053 006 00
003100 2456N 06529W 6973 03121 0008 +099 +099 036064 066 051 008 03
003130 2453N 06530W 6974 03123 0010 +098 +098 036059 061 999 999 03
003200 2451N 06531W 6975 03120 0012 +097 +097 030057 057 047 005 03
003230 2449N 06533W 6978 03116 0011 +098 +098 021062 065 999 999 03
003300 2447N 06534W 6974 03122 0013 +100 +095 020065 066 048 003 03
003330 2445N 06536W 6972 03128 0012 +102 +094 016063 063 048 001 03
003400 2442N 06537W 6975 03125 0011 +104 +094 016063 064 999 999 03
003430 2440N 06539W 6973 03129 0009 +108 +085 013059 062 048 003 00
003500 2438N 06540W 6973 03130 0016 +105 +079 011055 056 050 001 03
003530 2436N 06542W 6973 03131 0020 +102 +075 010053 054 049 004 03
003600 2434N 06544W 6974 03130 0021 +102 +078 010051 052 046 007 03
003630 2432N 06545W 6974 03132 0018 +106 +076 010048 050 049 002 03
003700 2430N 06547W 6975 03130 0014 +109 +070 010046 046 046 005 03
003730 2428N 06548W 6975 03130 0014 +109 +074 009046 047 045 006 03
003800 2426N 06550W 6974 03131 0018 +106 +066 010045 046 043 003 03

[wxman57]

I'm measuring a movement of 316 deg at 14.5 kts for the past 3 and 6 hrs.

[CrazyC83]

000
URNT15 KWBC 210048
NOAA3 WX03A BILL6 HDOB 18 20090821
003830 2424N 06551W 6974 03129 0018 +106 +062 008046 047 999 999 03
003900 2422N 06550W 6975 03128 0017 +105 +063 003047 047 999 999 03
003930 2421N 06548W 6975 03128 0017 +105 +066 002047 047 999 999 03
004000 2421N 06546W 6976 03125 0011 +108 +071 000046 047 042 006 03
004030 2421N 06543W 6976 03123 0004 +112 +065 358046 047 045 003 03
004100 2421N 06541W 6976 03121 0001 +113 +071 358047 048 999 999 03
004130 2421N 06539W 6973 03123 0007 +106 +075 356050 051 046 004 03
004200 2421N 06537W 6975 03118 0006 +104 +078 352050 050 046 001 03
004230 2421N 06534W 6975 03116 9999 +107 +083 350050 052 044 005 03
004300 2421N 06532W 6973 03114 0001 +101 +097 353052 056 048 003 03
004330 2421N 06530W 6975 03109 9997 +100 +098 353048 050 050 003 03
004400 2421N 06527W 6970 03112 9995 +098 +098 006053 053 052 002 03
004430 2421N 06525W 6977 03097 9980 +104 +104 012047 049 051 002 03
004500 2421N 06523W 6973 03099 9978 +103 +103 013050 050 050 000 03
004530 2421N 06521W 6975 03093 9970 +107 +107 011048 050 999 999 03
004600 2421N 06519W 6974 03091 9964 +110 +106 011047 048 999 999 03
004630 2421N 06516W 6976 03085 9957 +112 +110 009041 043 047 000 03
004700 2421N 06514W 6974 03085 9960 +106 +106 006051 054 050 002 00
004730 2421N 06512W 6975 03080 9957 +106 +100 003058 059 048 007 03
004800 2421N 06510W 6977 03071 9942 +115 +098 002060 061 049 007 03

[cycloneye]

9:00 PM ADT Advisory from Canadian Hurricane Centre

WOCN31 CWHX 210000
Hurricane Bill information statement issued by the canadian
Hurricane centre of Environment Canada at 9.00 PM ADT Thursday
20 August 2009.

The next statement will be issued by 3.00 AM ADT

...Hurricane Bill expected to impact Atlantic Canada on Sunday...

1. Current position, strength, central pressure and motion

At 9.00 PM ADT... Hurricane Bill was located near latitude 24.4 N
And longitude 63.9 W... About 375 nautical miles or 690 km
North northeast of San Juan. Maximum sustained winds are
Estimated at 110 knots... 204 km/h... And central pressure at
948 MB. Bill is moving northwest at 16 knots... 30 km/h.

2. Forecast position, central pressure and strength

Date time lat lon MSLP Max wind
ADT MB kts kmh
Aug 20 9.00 PM 24.4N 63.9W 948 110 204
Aug 21 9.00 AM 26.9N 65.9W 950 115 213
Aug 21 9.00 PM 29.6N 67.6W 948 115 213
Aug 22 9.00 AM 33.0N 68.7W 949 115 213
Aug 22 9.00 PM 36.8N 68.4W 955 110 204
Aug 23 9.00 AM 41.2N 66.5W 965 100 185 transitioning
Aug 23 9.00 PM 44.8N 61.5W 977 85 157 transitioning
Aug 24 9.00 AM 47.9N 53.7W 987 70 130 post-tropical
Aug 24 9.00 PM 50.8N 43.2W 993 60 111 post-tropical
Aug 25 9.00 AM 54.2N 29.5W 995 50 93 post-tropical

3. Public weather impacts and warnings summary
At this point it is too early for warnings to be issued as Bill
remains well to our south.

Swell from hurricane Bill will arrive along the Atlantic coast
Of Nova Scotia early Friday. By Saturday approaching swell heights
near 2 m will generate rough surf and hazardous rip currents along
some beaches. Breaking wave heights on the shoreline are expected
To be from 2 to 3 m (7 to 10 feet) along the Atlantic coast of
Nova Scotia on Saturday. Residents are advised to exercise caution
where large waves break onshore.

4. Marine weather impacts and warnings summary
Given the current CHC track hurricane Bill is expected to impact
maritime marine areas later this weekend, however it is too early
To issue warnings.

5. Technical discussion for meteorologists

A. Analysis
Currently following nhc. Late this afternoon hurricane Bill has
Shown signs of deepening, with the eye becoming more symmetric on
conventional satellite imagery, and is near category 4 status on
The saffir-Simpson scale once again.

B. Prognostic
Following nhc on intensity.

Bill is tracking northwestward north of the leeward islands and
Is expected to continue on this path for the next day or two. After
that a deep-layer trough is forecast to move over the eastern
United States while an upper-level ridge builds over the Atlantic.
These two features will steer Bill northward and eventually
northeastward later in the forecast period. Track guidance is
Tightly clustered for the first couple of days but then becomes
divergent on both direction and speed later in the forecast period.

Cyclone phase space diagrams indicate Bill will begin to undergo
extra-tropical transition on the 23rd and will be completed early
On the 24th.

C. Public weather
Nothing to say at this point.

D. Marine weather

Predicted wind radii (NM)
Time gales storms hurricane
Ne se sw nw ne se sw nw ne se sw nw
21/00Z 200 175 100 175 105 90 60 90 75 45 30 45
21/12Z 200 175 100 175 105 90 60 90 75 45 30 45
22/00Z 200 175 100 175 105 90 60 90 75 45 30 45
22/12Z 200 175 100 175 105 90 60 90 75 45 30 40
23/00Z 210 185 110 175 105 95 60 90 75 55 30 30
23/12Z 225 210 130 160 115 110 70 80 70 60 30 30
24/00Z 225 225 140 130 125 125 85 65 60 60 15 15
24/12Z 235 235 150 120 140 140 90 60 30 30 0 0
25/00Z 240 240 150 120 150 150 90 60 0 0 0 0
25/12Z 240 240 150 120 150 150 90 60 0 0 0 0

End hatt/March/bowyer




WOCN31 CWHX 210000
HURRICANE BILL INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN
HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9.00 PM ADT THURSDAY
20 AUGUST 2009.

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 3.00 AM ADT

...HURRICANE BILL EXPECTED TO IMPACT ATLANTIC CANADA ON SUNDAY...

1. CURRENT POSITION, STRENGTH, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND MOTION

AT 9.00 PM ADT... HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.4 N
AND LONGITUDE 63.9 W... ABOUT 375 NAUTICAL MILES OR 690 KM
NORTH NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 110 KNOTS... 204 KM/H... AND CENTRAL PRESSURE AT
948 MB. BILL IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 16 KNOTS... 30 KM/H.

2. FORECAST POSITION, CENTRAL PRESSURE AND STRENGTH

DATE TIME LAT LON MSLP MAX WIND
ADT MB KTS KMH
AUG 20 9.00 PM 24.4N 63.9W 948 110 204
AUG 21 9.00 AM 26.9N 65.9W 950 115 213
AUG 21 9.00 PM 29.6N 67.6W 948 115 213
AUG 22 9.00 AM 33.0N 68.7W 949 115 213
AUG 22 9.00 PM 36.8N 68.4W 955 110 204
AUG 23 9.00 AM 41.2N 66.5W 965 100 185 TRANSITIONING
AUG 23 9.00 PM 44.8N 61.5W 977 85 157 TRANSITIONING
AUG 24 9.00 AM 47.9N 53.7W 987 70 130 POST-TROPICAL
AUG 24 9.00 PM 50.8N 43.2W 993 60 111 POST-TROPICAL
AUG 25 9.00 AM 54.2N 29.5W 995 50 93 POST-TROPICAL

3. PUBLIC WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
AT THIS POINT IT IS TOO EARLY FOR WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED AS BILL
REMAINS WELL TO OUR SOUTH.

SWELL FROM HURRICANE BILL WILL ARRIVE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST
OF NOVA SCOTIA EARLY FRIDAY. BY SATURDAY APPROACHING SWELL HEIGHTS
NEAR 2 M WILL GENERATE ROUGH SURF AND HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG
SOME BEACHES. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE SHORELINE ARE EXPECTED
TO BE FROM 2 TO 3 M (7 TO 10 FEET) ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF
NOVA SCOTIA ON SATURDAY. RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
WHERE LARGE WAVES BREAK ONSHORE.

4. MARINE WEATHER IMPACTS AND WARNINGS SUMMARY
GIVEN THE CURRENT CHC TRACK HURRICANE BILL IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT
MARITIME MARINE AREAS LATER THIS WEEKEND, HOWEVER IT IS TOO EARLY
TO ISSUE WARNINGS.

5. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION FOR METEOROLOGISTS

A. ANALYSIS
CURRENTLY FOLLOWING NHC. LATE THIS AFTERNOON HURRICANE BILL HAS
SHOWN SIGNS OF DEEPENING, WITH THE EYE BECOMING MORE SYMMETRIC ON
CONVENTIONAL SATELLITE IMAGERY, AND IS NEAR CATEGORY 4 STATUS ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE ONCE AGAIN.

B. PROGNOSTIC
FOLLOWING NHC ON INTENSITY.

BILL IS TRACKING NORTHWESTWARD NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THIS PATH FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. AFTER
THAT A DEEP-LAYER TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES WHILE AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE ATLANTIC.
THESE TWO FEATURES WILL STEER BILL NORTHWARD AND EVENTUALLY
NORTHEASTWARD LATER IN THE FORECAST PERIOD. TRACK GUIDANCE IS
TIGHTLY CLUSTERED FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS BUT THEN BECOMES
DIVERGENT ON BOTH DIRECTION AND SPEED LATER IN THE FORECAST PERIOD.

CYCLONE PHASE SPACE DIAGRAMS INDICATE BILL WILL BEGIN TO UNDERGO
EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION ON THE 23RD AND WILL BE COMPLETED EARLY
ON THE 24TH.

C. PUBLIC WEATHER
NOTHING TO SAY AT THIS POINT.

D. MARINE WEATHER

PREDICTED WIND RADII (NM)
TIME GALES STORMS HURRICANE
NE SE SW NW NE SE SW NW NE SE SW NW
21/00Z 200 175 100 175 105 90 60 90 75 45 30 45
21/12Z 200 175 100 175 105 90 60 90 75 45 30 45
22/00Z 200 175 100 175 105 90 60 90 75 45 30 45
22/12Z 200 175 100 175 105 90 60 90 75 45 30 40
23/00Z 210 185 110 175 105 95 60 90 75 55 30 30
23/12Z 225 210 130 160 115 110 70 80 70 60 30 30
24/00Z 225 225 140 130 125 125 85 65 60 60 15 15
24/12Z 235 235 150 120 140 140 90 60 30 30 0 0
25/00Z 240 240 150 120 150 150 90 60 0 0 0 0
25/12Z 240 240 150 120 150 150 90 60 0 0 0 0

END HATT/MARCH/BOWYER

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[CrazyC83]

000
URNT15 KWBC 210058
NOAA3 WX03A BILL6 HDOB 19 20090821
004830 2421N 06507W 6979 03067 9941 +111 +110 001052 056 053 017 03
004900 2421N 06505W 6955 03087 9933 +108 +108 016054 058 052 010 03
004930 2421N 06503W 6955 03080 9919 +112 +112 019058 059 054 006 03
005000 2421N 06501W 6965 03064 9914 +113 +113 021058 060 056 006 03
005030 2421N 06459W 6958 03066 9905 +114 +114 019053 056 999 999 03
005100 2421N 06457W 6959 03059 9898 +115 +115 017051 053 056 003 03
005130 2421N 06455W 6957 03058 9895 +114 +114 018050 051 056 003 03
005200 2421N 06453W 6961 03049 9872 +120 +112 009051 055 057 000 00
005230 2421N 06451W 6957 03049 9875 +125 +109 004049 050 057 000 03
005300 2421N 06448W 6959 03043 9870 +126 +105 003051 052 999 999 03
005330 2421N 06446W 6958 03040 9871 +120 +110 006052 054 999 999 03
005400 2421N 06444W 6963 03023 9858 +120 +120 001052 052 056 001 00
005430 2421N 06442W 6960 03018 9850 +120 +118 359049 050 056 000 03
005500 2421N 06439W 6962 03012 9844 +122 +103 359054 055 999 999 03
005530 2421N 06437W 6959 03007 9838 +119 +105 358053 053 999 999 03
005600 2421N 06435W 6962 02995 9827 +119 +117 355057 058 999 999 03
005630 2421N 06432W 6959 02989 9812 +125 +104 350058 060 999 999 03
005700 2421N 06430W 6961 02977 9802 +122 +113 345060 061 999 999 03
005730 2421N 06428W 6958 02968 9794 +119 +107 343062 063 999 999 03
005800 2421N 06425W 6960 02953 9774 +126 +100 339066 067 999 999 03

[CrazyC83]

000
URNT15 KWBC 210108
NOAA3 WX03A BILL6 HDOB 20 20090821
005830 2421N 06423W 6960 02940 9755 +128 +107 338071 073 999 999 03
005900 2422N 06421W 6954 02932 9733 +132 +110 341078 079 999 999 03
005930 2422N 06419W 6969 02894 9715 +127 +126 341075 076 062 006 03
010000 2423N 06416W 6950 02896 9692 +128 +119 344073 077 999 999 03
010030 2423N 06414W 6949 02876 9655 +139 +122 341080 088 999 999 03
010100 2424N 06412W 6964 02825 9623 +137 +133 337086 086 072 009 03
010130 2424N 06410W 6961 02790 9572 +147 +140 330091 095 078 020 03
010200 2425N 06408W 6964 02751 9506 +175 +138 332081 084 082 002 03
010230 2426N 06406W 6971 02709 9482 +167 +137 329064 075 999 999 03
010300 2427N 06404W 6959 02707 9449 +182 +127 334036 043 999 999 03
010330 2428N 06402W 6964 02689 9433 +188 +121 332021 027 999 999 03
010400 2429N 06400W 6959 02690 9423 +192 +119 358004 009 005 000 03
010430 2430N 06357W 6958 02689 9426 +187 +120 116013 014 005 000 03
010500 2430N 06355W 6962 02688 9436 +180 +124 158021 024 999 999 03
010530 2430N 06353W 6961 02695 9450 +172 +127 169032 035 999 999 03
010600 2430N 06351W 6959 02708 9465 +166 +125 172041 042 999 999 03
010630 2430N 06349W 6959 02719 9483 +160 +132 176047 050 999 999 03
010700 2430N 06346W 6961 02731 9503 +153 +137 179055 056 999 999 03
010730 2430N 06344W 6961 02746 9522 +149 +141 177062 066 999 999 03
010800 2430N 06342W 6960 02763 9538 +150 +139 181079 086 999 999 03

95 kt FL in SW quad (NE to come). 942mb pressure.

[CrazyC83]

000
URNT15 KWBC 210118
NOAA3 WX03A BILL6 HDOB 21 20090821
010830 2430N 06340W 6953 02794 9569 +142 +140 182095 099 091 006 00
010900 2430N 06337W 6943 02829 9627 +113 +113 178128 159 121 033 03
010930 2430N 06335W 6994 02801 9681 +101 +101 179130 148 089 026 00
011000 2430N 06333W 7006 02820 9700 +116 +115 181118 119 085 012 03
011030 2430N 06331W 6980 02876 9723 +117 +117 180114 115 077 005 03
011100 2430N 06329W 6958 02919 9749 +112 +112 180111 112 073 002 03
011130 2430N 06327W 6960 02935 9766 +114 +112 180105 107 999 999 03
011200 2430N 06325W 6957 02954 9779 +116 +114 180102 103 999 999 03
011230 2430N 06323W 6959 02964 9790 +122 +100 180099 100 999 999 03
011300 2430N 06321W 6957 02978 9803 +121 +102 179099 100 999 999 03
011330 2430N 06319W 6957 02990 9819 +117 +108 179099 099 999 999 03
011400 2430N 06317W 6957 03000 9833 +115 +106 180099 100 061 000 03
011430 2430N 06315W 6960 03006 9843 +116 +104 180096 096 060 000 03
011500 2430N 06313W 6958 03017 9853 +115 +104 182092 094 999 999 03
011530 2430N 06310W 6956 03030 9863 +115 +104 181090 091 999 999 03
011600 2430N 06308W 6959 03033 9873 +114 +109 181087 088 999 999 03
011630 2430N 06306W 6958 03041 9879 +114 +112 182086 087 061 000 03
011700 2430N 06304W 6958 03051 9891 +113 +106 179088 089 062 001 03
011730 2430N 06302W 6958 03057 9902 +111 +102 179087 088 060 002 03
011800 2430N 06300W 6960 03061 9906 +114 +098 180085 085 060 001 03

159 KT FL!!! Is it reliable though? SFMR is flagged...

[CrazyC83]

Flight level winds: 159 kt

With 90%, that supports 143 kt at the surface. With 80%, that supports 127 kt.

[Derek Ortt]

its a good wind

[CrazyC83]

Given the uncertainty and the pressure being way too high to support such a high intensity, I'd put it at 130 kt (which would be about 82% of the flight level winds).

[Derek Ortt]

its definately a solid cat 4 now. Likely 125KT

[Scorpion]

Whoa! Yea, no way its 145 kt right now. 125-130 kt sounds right.

[Derek Ortt]

Do not use the pressure to determine winds. There is a big ridge to the north

that siad, if this ever can get a normal wind profile, this will easily become a cat 5

[CrazyC83]

000
URNT15 KWBC 210128
NOAA3 WX03A BILL6 HDOB 22 20090821
011830 2430N 06257W 6959 03068 9915 +112 +101 180086 087 999 999 03
011900 2430N 06255W 6957 03076 9921 +110 +109 179084 085 999 999 03
011930 2430N 06253W 6958 03080 9926 +112 +109 179083 084 058 004 03
012000 2430N 06251W 6958 03086 9932 +111 +108 176081 082 058 003 03
012030 2430N 06249W 6958 03090 9939 +110 +107 177079 079 999 999 03
012100 2430N 06247W 6958 03094 9943 +110 +110 177079 080 999 999 03
012130 2430N 06244W 6959 03099 9947 +112 +106 175080 081 999 999 03
012200 2430N 06242W 6958 03105 9958 +109 +092 175085 088 999 999 03
012230 2430N 06240W 6958 03109 9963 +111 +081 176085 087 999 999 03
012300 2430N 06238W 6958 03113 9972 +107 +078 176086 086 999 999 03
012330 2430N 06236W 6959 03115 9976 +108 +072 178086 087 999 999 03
012400 2430N 06234W 6957 03123 9983 +108 +068 178085 085 999 999 03
012430 2430N 06232W 6961 03123 9999 +098 +072 177083 083 999 999 03
012500 2430N 06229W 6958 03130 9997 +103 +072 178082 082 999 999 03
012530 2430N 06227W 6958 03135 0008 +099 +067 176079 079 999 999 03
012600 2430N 06225W 6958 03138 0007 +104 +064 177077 077 999 999 03
012630 2430N 06223W 6959 03141 0014 +100 +077 176074 076 999 999 03
012700 2430N 06221W 6959 03146 0017 +100 +085 175075 075 999 999 03
012730 2430N 06219W 6960 03148 0027 +097 +073 173074 075 999 999 03
012800 2430N 06217W 6957 03155 0032 +094 +085 171071 071 999 999 03

[srainhoutx]

Bumpy ride folks.

[thetruesms]

Flight level winds: 159 kt

With 90%, that supports 143 kt at the surface. With 80%, that supports 127 kt.

That is an impressive flight level wind indeed 80% seems to continue to be more appropriate, so I'm liking 125, myself.

[CrazyC83]

000
URNT15 KWBC 210138
NOAA3 WX03A BILL6 HDOB 23 20090821
012830 2430N 06214W 6961 03152 0034 +095 +089 172071 071 999 999 03
012900 2430N 06212W 6959 03157 0042 +093 +065 174071 071 999 999 03
012930 2430N 06210W 6960 03157 0043 +093 +073 174070 071 999 999 03
013000 2430N 06208W 6960 03160 0046 +092 +084 172070 070 999 999 03
013030 2430N 06206W 6957 03166 0050 +090 +088 169070 070 999 999 03
013100 2430N 06204W 6958 03167 0048 +092 +092 171070 071 999 999 03
013130 2430N 06202W 6904 03231 0046 +090 +090 170071 071 999 999 03
013200 2430N 06200W 6765 03402 0046 +082 +080 168071 071 999 999 03
013230 2431N 06158W 6659 03537 0046 +078 +067 169071 073 999 999 03
013300 2433N 06156W 6604 03605 0046 +074 +065 166069 069 999 999 03
013330 2436N 06156W 6467 03779 0043 +064 +059 169069 071 999 999 03
013400 2439N 06155W 6324 03962 0042 +053 +050 172073 074 999 999 03
013430 2441N 06155W 6221 04096 0042 +046 +032 171072 073 999 999 03
013500 2444N 06156W 6095 04262 0039 +038 +017 170070 071 999 999 03
013530 2447N 06156W 5994 04399 0040 +029 +012 169070 071 999 999 03
013600 2449N 06157W 5908 04517 0038 +024 +009 168069 069 999 999 03
013630 2452N 06158W 5829 04623 0037 +016 +009 169068 069 999 999 03
013700 2454N 06159W 5737 04752 0036 +008 +004 167070 070 999 999 03
013730 2457N 06200W 5701 04804 0034 +007 +004 167071 073 999 999 03
013800 2459N 06201W 5701 04805 0034 +007 +004 166074 075 999 999 03

Heading home.

[sponger]

From TWC 185 mph gust at 9000 feet. Impressive at any altitude! Looks to be really ramping up!

[Macrocane]

Is it just me or the eyewall is opnening? that is not good for mantainig the intensity.

[craptacular]

... and the next flight has just taken off:

000
URNT15 KNHC 210150
AF300 0703A BILL HDOB 02 20090821
014100 1742N 06449W 0110 00000 0098 +255 +185 360000 000 999 999 23
014130 1742N 06449W 0109 00000 0098 +254 +185 027000 000 999 999 23
014200 1742N 06448W 0112 00000 0098 +248 +184 084001 005 999 999 23
014230 1742N 06447W 9925 00175 0117 +259 +185 171009 009 999 999 03
014300 1742N 06446W 9665 00410 0111 +237 +186 175009 010 999 999 03
014330 1743N 06444W 9260 00743 0079 +211 +186 171010 011 999 999 03
014400 1744N 06443W 8915 01069 0091 +190 +184 169013 014 999 999 03
014430 1746N 06442W 8541 01488 0128 +173 +173 170015 015 999 999 03
014500 1748N 06441W 8201 01834 0130 +153 +153 171013 014 999 999 03
014530 1749N 06440W 7846 02212 9990 +136 +999 164008 008 999 999 05
014600 1751N 06439W 7560 02520 9990 +119 +999 154007 009 999 999 05
014630 1753N 06440W 7268 02851 0125 +102 +054 129007 007 999 999 03
014700 1754N 06441W 7059 03089 0121 +086 +050 134007 007 999 999 03
014730 1756N 06442W 6966 03194 0117 +080 +050 140007 007 999 999 03
014800 1758N 06443W 6957 03203 0116 +076 +050 150008 009 999 999 03
014830 1759N 06445W 6959 03213 0125 +078 +050 155009 010 999 999 03
014900 1801N 06446W 6810 03394 0128 +066 +050 139010 011 999 999 03
014930 1803N 06447W 6609 03645 0120 +060 +050 147011 012 999 999 03
015000 1805N 06449W 6350 03977 0121 +043 +043 145009 010 999 999 03
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