ATL: IGOR - Ex Hurricane - Discussion

[HurricaneStriker]

Microwave imagery of Igor, but I sure don't agree with the Vmax the have posted on there:
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/marti/2010_11L/webManager/gifsBy12hr_05.gif

[TheBurn]

[emeraldislencguy]

that is why I raised the question and Dr. Masters answered it--I could see a set up where if td 12 becomes a hurricane and its circulation could move the hurricane closer to the east coast of US--especially on friday saturday or sunday of next week

[hurricanefloyd5]

The NHC is picking pu on it? the track looks to be trying to shift back to the west just the bit at the end of 5 days you think????

[Florida1118]

The NHC is picking pu on it? the track looks to be trying to shift back to the west just the bit at the end of 5 days you think????

I noticed that also...looks like a slight shift more to the west.

[hurricanefloyd5]

The NHC is picking pu on it? the track looks to be trying to shift back to the west just the bit at the end of 5 days you think????

I noticed that also...looks like a slight shift more to the west.

now thats scary WOW

[cjrciadt]

[abajan]

Igor is now a powerhouse and I would not be surprised to see a CAT 5. Thankfully Igor is throwing fish everywhere and not homes.

The fish are fine, except for the flying ones.
BTW, why do the experts think it will take so long for Igor to reach the upper end of Cat 4/lower end of Cat 5? I think it can easily become a solid Cat 5 (160 mph) by 5 AM tomorrow or even sooner. I guess there are some inhibiting factors of which I am not aware.

[superfly]

Looks like the eye is becoming more circular, may approach cat 5 in the morning.

[Scorpion]

Should be at least 135 kt at 11. Too bad there's no recon.

[emeraldislencguy]

what are the possibilites that it could even jog a little south of due west for a few hours
it looks like that may happen for a few hours

[Squarethecircle]

CI# /Pressure/ Vmax
6.5 / 937.0mb/127.0kt


Final T# Adj T# Raw T#
6.5 6.7 6.7

ADT numbers still steadily rising.

[abajan]

What's the elevation of Bermuda? I would imagine a Cat 5 would devastate the island...

I imagine a Cat 5 would do lots of damage there but wouldn’t devastate them because Bermuda has the best building codes in the hurricane belt.

[Swimdude]

Whew, that eye has become ridiculously circular in the last hour or so. I suppose by "ridiculously" I mean "perfectly."

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t1/flash-rb.html

[hurricaneCW]

Igor is now making a close run at Cat 5, I think 140 mph may be too low right now and it's more like 150-155 mph. Igor is definitely the best looking hurricane so far this season. The eye is pretty much perfect with a strong red ring of convection around the center.

[Tstormwatcher]

I think that the only thing that would keep Igor from getting to a cat 5 would be an eyewall replacement.

[ConvergenceZone]

What's funny is that at the beginning of the season when the names were posted, I read a few posts mentioning how "IGOR Would Be Fit to Be a Monster" based upon his name. A few folks were mentioning how that name had Cat5 written all over it...
Little did they know that they may have been writing the future....

Like others, I'm just glad that it's out in the middle of nowhere right now.

[hurricaneCW]

What is it with the "I" storms. They always seem to be a beast of a storm. The strongest and most devastating "I" storm that I know of are Isabel, Ike, Ivan, Inez, and now Igor. Plus, Ioke and Iniki in the Pacific.

[CrazyC83]

What is it with the "I" storms. They always seem to be a beast of a storm. The strongest and most devastating "I" storm that I know of are Isabel, Ike, Ivan, Inez, and now Igor. Plus, Ioke and Iniki in the Pacific.

Not to mention others like Isaac (2000), Iris (2001), Isidore (2002) and Ida last year. Even Irene (1999) was no slouch either.

[KWT]

Wow...ok now I'm starting to believe this could go cat-5, the system has a near perfect presentation on IR and IMO could quite easily be 130-135kts right now...