cycloneye wrote:This is very interesting about the lightning.
@GigEm12_Steph
#Fabio has a classic lightning signature in the outer rainbands often associated with intensification. ~70% of EastPac TSs with such azimuthally-extensive lightning intensify 24 h later. Official forecast calls for rapid intensification.
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@GigEm12_Steph
Here's an example of a similar pattern in Rick (2009; East Pacific). Rick intensified from 60 kt to 155 kt in the span of 48 h, and had rather persistent outer rainband lightning throughout that span. [images from my dissertation]
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Nice catch. It would be nuts if Fabio reached Rick 2009 levels.