ATL: SANDY - Remnants - Discussion

[CDO62]

Look at the floatethis is moving due north it was over Jamaica since it emerged off the coast its been moving NNE or 30 degrees.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floater ... -long.html

I agree. Looks to be a little East of forecast points. Will it wobble back West?

[Bocadude85]

First rainbands starting to move ashore in South Florida.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=AMX&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

[ozonepete]

Look at the floatethis is moving due north it was over Jamaica since it emerged off the coast its been moving NNE or 30 degrees.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floater ... -long.html

yes it looks NNE since leaving jamaica (i'd say 20 deg) , and 40 degrees is NE

The second pass by recon will tell us the real movement.

Yes. Remember you are wobble watching and need an avergae motion of at least a few hours, preferably at least 6.

[boca]

Look at the floatethis is moving due north it was over Jamaica since it emerged off the coast its been moving NNE or 30 degrees.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floater ... -long.html

I agree. Looks to be a little East of forecast points. Will it wobble back West?

My point is the more it moves NNE we will have less influence here in Florida.

[HurricaneFrances04]

Personally, I'm waiting for Sandy to get to the Central Bahamas before worrying about any wobbles.

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[bahamaswx]

Personally, I'm waiting for Sandy to get to the Central Bahamas before worrying about any wobbles.

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I'm worried about them now.

[ozonepete]

Gigantic circulation. Haven't seen many this big. Look at little Tony off to the northeast, lol.

[Weatherguy173]

[quote="ozonepete"]Gigantic circulation. Haven't seen many this big.

how many miles do u think?

[boca]

I'd say about 700 miles wide from north to south

[ozonepete]

No. More. I've just been measuring. 900 miles across and over 1,000 miles from north to south. Extremely large hurricane.

[ozonepete]

For reference, it's 912 miles by air from Tampa, FL to Corpus Christi, TX.

[ozonepete]

Look at it sucking inflow from the eastern Pacific. Wow.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/tatl/flash-avn.html

[Bocadude85]

Look at it sucking inflow from the eastern Pacific. Wow.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/tatl/flash-avn.html

In that loop you can also see the jog to the NNE everyone was talking about.. but at the end of the loop you can see Sandy starting a jog to the NNW

[fci]

I wouldn't be surprised if Sandy is already a borderline cat 3, much less a cat 4.

I doubt it, there is land interaction starting.

[Miami Storm Tracker]

:uarrow: No. More. I've just been measuring. 900 miles across and over 1,000 miles from north to south. Extremely large hurricane.

That would be the total circulation your talking about correct. The wind field and rain would only be several hundred miles or so, or am I way off here.

[SootyTern]

Something weird just happened that may be making the storm appear to have gone more NE recently. A big burst of convection on the W side appears to have blown up and 'squished' the eye into a teardrop shape temporarily. Burst now seems to be wrapping around to the S and SE and the eye looks more circular again, and the storm seems to be back on track to be close to the next NHC forecast point, or maybe a tad east of the point it just passed.


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[lester]

Sandy's pressure has gone down to 956 mbs preliminary according to Recon

[StormingB81]

The record is 1380 by Super Typhoons Tip in 1974 That is wind field only.

[HurrMark]

I wouldn't be surprised if Sandy is already a borderline cat 3, much less a cat 4.

I doubt it, there is land interaction starting.

I think it has a few more hours to make a run...wouldn't surprise me to see a cat 3.

[NDG]

Looks like its pressure continues to drop, down to at least 960mb, lets see what the VDM shows.