HOW FAR N. IS ISABEL? CHECK THIS QSCAT.........

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HOW FAR N. IS ISABEL? CHECK THIS QSCAT.........

#1 Postby dixiebreeze » Tue Sep 16, 2003 5:42 pm

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/quikscat.phtml?station=41010
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#2 Postby dixiebreeze » Tue Sep 16, 2003 5:50 pm

I know, I know........she's headed NNW. But look how close she is to Fla. right now :o :

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/FLOAT/WV/20.jpg
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#3 Postby rainydaze » Tue Sep 16, 2003 5:56 pm

It's 500 miles away. Not that close. Close is Cat 4 Hurricane Floyd. :o Now that was close. :D
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Quickscat time

#4 Postby wxman57 » Tue Sep 16, 2003 6:41 pm

Check the time on that Quickscat, dixie. The time of the image is located near the bottom-right. It says 10:04. That's GMT = 5:04AM CDT. So even if the page says it was updated at 23Z (6pm CDT) the image is over 12 hours old.
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#5 Postby JetMaxx » Tue Sep 16, 2003 6:44 pm

rainydaze wrote:It's 500 miles away. Not that close. Close is Cat 4 Hurricane Floyd. :o Now that was close. :D


Amen.....Floyd was the razor's edge that turned just in time.
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