ATL: IGOR - Ex Hurricane - Discussion

[canes101]

[dexterlabio]

Is Igor done with the EWRC? Or if he is, why is Igor's eye like that? It's unhealthy for a cat-4 hurricane IMO.

[KWT]

NW quadrant really doesn't look too great right now, the eyewall is holding strong but other then that there isn't really a lot of substance to the NW quadrant at all...IMO this is a category-3 not a 4 right now, maybe 110kts.

[TheBurn]

[DisasterMagnet]

I figured all along that even if Igor started to turn, the islands would get at least a brush from him. How much wind/rain could they expect from those bands?

[TheBurn]

[bvigal]

I figured all along that even if Igor started to turn, the islands would get at least a brush from him. How much wind/rain could they expect from those bands?

See that far west line of showers? Coming through here (Virgin Islands/Puerto Rico) today. Further east sparse showers are moving SSE east of Antigua, etc. We'll likely have more precip when the winds swing around to SW/S and pull in more moisture.

[KBBOCA]

Dr. Jeff Masters' latest blog entry is pretty sobering for Bermuda!

By Saturday night, Igor's tropical storm force winds are expected to extend outwards 310 miles from the center. Igor will be moving at about 11 - 13 mph during the final 24 hours of its approach to Bermuda, so that island can expect a period of 39+ mph tropical storm force winds to begin near midnight Saturday night--a full 24 hours before the core of Igor arrives. Igor will speed up to about 15 mph as it passes Bermuda near midnight Sunday night. Hurricane force winds will probably extend out about 60 miles from the center then, and the island can expect to be pounded by hurricane force winds for up to 6 - 8 hours if the core of the hurricane tracks over the island. In all, Bermuda is likely to suffer a remarkably long 36-hour period of tropical storm force winds, with the potential for many hours of hurricane force winds. Long-duration poundings like this are very stressful for buildings, and there is the potential for significant damage on Bermuda.

from here: http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMa ... rynum=1620

Bermuda will be in my prayers this weekend!

[edited to add blog link]

[Buck]

11AM - 120kts, 934mb.

and he's still a growing boy...

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275
MILES...445 KM.

[mf_dolphin]

It's going to very interesting to see what recon finds when it gets there. Satellite estimates are better than nothing but they can't beat having a plane there.

[x-y-no]

Windspeed at Station 41044 is already up over 46 knots, pressure down to 989mb, wave height over 32 feet.

[mf_dolphin]

We should take bets on how long we'll get data from that buoy.

[ConvergenceZone]

I"m amazed at how long Igor has held it's cat 4 intensity...

[cwachal]

Why does the track above say that igor reached Cat 5 intensity ...look at the white line there behind the current location

[bvigal]

We should take bets on how long we'll get data from that buoy.

I'm really going to hate losing 41044! We use it a lot in winter to see swell coming in, and it always takes a while to get them repaired. With Earl going right over it, who knows how much damage it will sustain, or how long to get fixed/replaced.

[tanguy97]

Igor made his first victim in Guadeloupe. A man who was fishing had been surprised by the large and dangerous swells

[artist]

Igor made his first victim in Guadeloupe. A man who was fishing had been surprised by the large and dangerous swells

wow tanguy! I am so sorry to hear this. My thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.

[CrazyC83]

What is the source of that?

[cwachal]

We should take bets on how long we'll get data from that buoy.

I'm really going to hate losing 41044! We use it a lot in winter to see swell coming in, and it always takes a while to get them repaired. With Earl going right over it, who knows how much damage it will sustain, or how long to get fixed/replaced.

Dont you mean Igor

[artist]

ok, everyone needs to check out s2k's newest feature courtesy of x-y-no's hard work as well as Chris's of tropicaltalantic.com
Go to this link to see an automatic update of recon data via google earth (if you don't have google earth- you just need to download the plug in) super easy peasy! Thanks to both these guys for what they have added here. Right now you can move the map to see recon for all storms in the atlantic, BOC and the gulf. Just move over to the area where recon is for each storm and voila!
thanks again guys!

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