ATL: LAURA - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[Fancy1001]

I could be wrong but it looks like the plane is turning around. Did something happen?

[MississippiWx]

Sheesh.

As many of us pointed out yesterday evening, the ceiling was very high. Discounting a Cat. 4-5 because of a large eye 30 hours+ from landfall was unwise. The eye continues to contract and this is more than likely a Cat. 4 already.

The dreaded 5 is certainly a distinct possibility.

Hoping everyone got out of the path because no one in Southwest Louisiana has experienced a hurricane of this magnitude.

[Highteeld]

I could be wrong but it looks like the plane is turning around. Did something happen?

could be a search and rescue mission

[3090]

https://img.techpowerup.org/200826/laura-c4-2.png

She has for all practical purpose has absorbed all of the available moisture that was present in the GOM at one time. It just goes to show how moisture feeds these systems as their fuel.

[storm_in_a_teacup]

https://img.techpowerup.org/200826/laura-c4-2.png

YIII! Very scary but can’t deny from a distance she is pretty.

[Fancy1001]

I could be wrong but it looks like the plane is turning around. Did something happen?

could be a search and rescue mission

You mean like with Lorenzo last year.

[tolakram]

I could be wrong but it looks like the plane is turning around. Did something happen?

Getting down to operational altitude.

[TennTradition]

https://i.imgur.com/7Iqd0iL.gif

The convection firing off to the NW along the TX coast is wild to watch. Can someone explain to me what the driving force of this is and what that might tell us about steering?

[Fancy1001]

I could be wrong but it looks like the plane is turning around. Did something happen?

Getting down to operational altitude.

https://i.imgur.com/A5hWFv7.png

Ok, thanks.

[Ken711]

 https://twitter.com/TropicalTidbits/status/1298639290256113664

[Highteeld]

 https://twitter.com/wxcory/status/1298667467892563968

[Ken711]

 https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/1298667494568271872

[Shell Mound]

 https://twitter.com/JonQuebbs/status/1298667477946138625



 https://twitter.com/wxcory/status/1298667467892563968



 https://twitter.com/KeviShader/status/1298667453585731584



 https://twitter.com/NWS/status/1298665340801613824

[Extratropical94]

I could be wrong but it looks like the plane is turning around. Did something happen?

The last two data points had the same lat/lon coordinates, resulting in a net movement of zero. I guess the algorithm that calculates the aircraft's bearing from the coordinate changes defaults to 90° when there is no movement, hence it appears as if they turned around.

[Highteeld]

2020AUG26 162020 6.5 929.5 127.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 NO LIMIT OFF OFF OFF OFF 15.78 -68.24 EYE 19 IR 9.9 27.09 92.18 ARCHER GOES16 36.8

[Hurricane Mike]

Wow 85-90 mph sustained over 100 miles away from the eyewall.

[tomatkins]

Not that it matters, but what ever happened to the remnants of Marco? I know the models had it kind of lingering around the LA/TX gulf coast after it got sheered apart - but did any of it survive? A low level swirl? Is Laura in any way interacting with those remnants?

[Highteeld]

Delta measured of 84.04 *C, calculated flight level winds in the 135-140 knot range this next pass

[BYG Jacob]

2020AUG26 162020 6.5 929.5 127.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 NO LIMIT OFF OFF OFF OFF 15.78 -68.24 EYE 19 IR 9.9 27.09 92.18 ARCHER GOES16 36.8

Eye is beginning to torch, no doubt this is a category 4

[BensonTCwatcher]