ATL: ARTHUR - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[TheAustinMan]

Looking at Melbourne radar I've seen canes that didn't look this good.

Heh, perhaps the last good looking storm outta Melbourne was Fay '08

http://www.saams.com/Fay_08/FayRadar.jpg (Linked so as to not distract from images of Arthur)

[Aric Dunn]

Looking very annular to me. Reminds me of Hurricane Isabel that hit Virginia Beach back in 2003...though clearly weaker. Loose interpretation. Anybody?

Arthur



Isabel

I don't see what you mean. By what definition would you say this is looking "very annular"?

annular hurricanes typicaly meet a criteria of surrounding dry air and pretty much no convection outside the eyewall and CDO .. they are very rare .. and im not sure Isabel bit that criteria. but was close..

[WilmingtonSandbar]

Looking very annular to me. Reminds me of Hurricane Isabel that hit Virginia Beach back in 2003...though clearly weaker. Loose interpretation. Anybody?

Arthur



Isabel

I never would have expected that comment to come from a pro-met.

[viberama]

He is literally "sitting and spinning" I see no movement at all from the mlb loop.

[TropicalAnalystwx13]

Looks like a mid-level eye as supported by radar and satellite.

[kunosoura]

Looking very annular to me. Reminds me of Hurricane Isabel that hit Virginia Beach back in 2003...though clearly weaker. Loose interpretation. Anybody?

I don't see what you mean. By what definition would you say this is looking "very annular"?

annular hurricanes typicaly meet a criteria of surrounding dry air and pretty much no convection outside the eyewall and CDO .. they are very rare .. and im not sure Isabel bit that criteria. but was close..

Interesting, thanks for the reply. I was under the impression that the only definition was the ring-shape. Sounds like I need to do some more reading. Thanks again.

[NDG]

Hi there, are you trying to show us an eye?

[psyclone]

It's July 1 and this system looks better than anything from last year (at least as I recall). it really does look like a formative hurricane.

[BobHarlem]

Hi there, are you trying to show us an eye?

Looks more like a crazy angry bird trying to lift up Florida.

[Steve H.]

okay, why do I see that the coc is moving east....or is hat just an illusion?

[SunnyThoughts]

Looks like a huge tornado , laying on its side.

[UpTheCreek]

Looks like a huge tornado , laying on its side.

Sure does, that's a unique image.

[Aric Dunn]

This process of convection weakening is very typical during the intensification process.. then typically there is a large burst of convection on a portion of the developing eyewall that ends up wrapping around and you get very quick deepening..

[weathernerdguy]

such a unique storm...

[hurricanefloyd5]

Is the wind field going to expand?

[Aric Dunn]

Is the wind field going to expand?

typically..

[hurricanefloyd5]

Is the wind field going to expand?

typically..

How far you expect?

[UpTheCreek]

Looking very annular to me. Reminds me of Hurricane Isabel that hit Virginia Beach back in 2003...though clearly weaker. Loose interpretation. Anybody?

Isabel "hit" a lot of places, but made landfall here in NC. I had just moved here and you always remember your first one very well!

[Aric Dunn]

its safe say its not moving. .though the nhc 8pm was based off the wrong position. lol

[CarolinaNBANFL]

What is the likely hood this thing hits Wilmington in percentage chances? I am just a computer programmer who loves watching these storms form and just happen to be moving to Wilmington, NC in a few weeks.