Cat 5 for sure at 5 pm right?

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Cat 5 for sure at 5 pm right?

#1 Postby rob8303 » Thu Sep 11, 2003 1:52 pm

This will be upgraded to a category 5 at 5 pm right?
BTW, do you think the NHC is feeling more concerned about this storm than it has any other storm since Floyd or....even Andrew?
How well do you think NHC forecasters (who don't have to work overnight) are sleeping knowing this storm is out there?
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#2 Postby wrkh99 » Thu Sep 11, 2003 1:55 pm

We may not see the upgrade to cat5 untill recon gets down there tomorrow. I think we have a had a cat 5 since last night
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#3 Postby JCT777 » Thu Sep 11, 2003 2:09 pm

They SHOULD upgrade it, but they probably won't.
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Amazing......

#4 Postby ~SirCane » Thu Sep 11, 2003 2:56 pm

looking at it, seems as if it has strengthened even more the past few hours! :o
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Cat 5 for sure!!!

#5 Postby Stormcenter » Thu Sep 11, 2003 3:05 pm

SirCane I think she is a cat 5 for sure. If not, then I'm getting out of the hurricane tracking business, O.K. maybe I won't go to that extreme.
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Cat 4

#6 Postby wxman57 » Thu Sep 11, 2003 3:17 pm

Probably they will call it a Cat 4 with 135kt winds at 4pm CDT, though it may well be a Cat 5 now. The NHC may wait for recon tomorrow. Here's a new shot of it using McIDAS:

http://home.houston.rr.com/wx/isabel25.gif
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#7 Postby wow » Thu Sep 11, 2003 3:17 pm

i think she's pulling 160-170 right now.

no kidding. man, i wish recon was in there right now. they should be .. for statistical purposes
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