ATL: HENRI - Remnants - Discussion

[psyclone]

Henri has been such an odd looking system. It looks like it has about 2 degrees latitude of warm water left to snap something together. it's probably too little too late but who knows. It's no Bob that's for sure. but it definitely is going to leave a mark with a significant inland flood risk

[InfernoFlameCat]

It sure has one heck of a spiral. Just a massive rain band that has curled in. what a neat structure.

[Sciencerocks]

[CronkPSU]

 https://twitter.com/pppapin/status/1429172637008281611

[jlauderdal]

If this storm was in the gulf people would be clamoring about RI, and yet it's probably in an even better environment than the gulf

There have been some pretty good setups like really good or almost perfect in the gulf over the years.

[Kohlecane]

This 200 frame loop gives you a really good idea of how it's progressed today
https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=r ... =undefined

This is just a wonderful timelapse over the last few days can really see Henri do it magic
https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=r ... =undefined

[Kazmit]

I always find it cool how elongated storms get as they head north and exit the tropics.

[hohnywx]

 https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/1429161555841667074

[hohnywx]

 https://twitter.com/pppapin/status/1429175726515924999

[Hammy]

Any idea why the plane suddenly turned around right before getting into the storm?

[aspen]

We wait all this time for recon…and then it turns back as soon as it enters the storm?!

I’m getting Willa flashbacks, and maybe the reason for this departure is the same as Willa: lightning hitting the plane.

[Kohlecane]

Any idea why the plane suddenly turned around right before getting into the storm?

I was just gonna ask, Iv'e been watching this thing travel the last 3 hours for a u turn, well hopefully it's nothing crazy

[xironman]

Any idea why the plane suddenly turned around right before getting into the storm?

My guess is they want to go in on a different trajectory.

[NDG]

Any idea why the plane suddenly turned around right before getting into the storm?

My guess is they want to go in on a different trajectory.

They gained altitude, convection is not that deep for them to go in so much higher.

[Kohlecane]

well I'm watching real time on Flightradar, still heading SW gaining ALT close to 16K at 253kts

[NDG]

Something happened that they are going back.

099
URNT15 KNHC 212032
AF303 1108A HENRI HDOB 23 20210821
202300 3612N 07244W 6355 03906 0054 +043 -004 298014 015 017 000 00
202330 3612N 07246W 6267 04021 0045 +042 -007 305015 015 016 000 00
202400 3611N 07248W 6184 04127 0034 +040 -010 305013 015 017 000 00
202430 3610N 07251W 6097 04243 0037 +031 -012 301015 017 014 001 00
202500 3610N 07253W 6003 04371 0049 +019 -016 300016 017 015 001 00
202530 3609N 07255W 5955 04441 0060 +011 -016 308019 019 014 002 00
202600 3608N 07257W 5948 04452 0064 +011 -017 295021 022 020 000 00
202630 3608N 07259W 5951 04450 0048 +019 -017 283020 021 019 000 00
202700 3607N 07302W 5954 04445 0057 +016 -018 274019 019 018 001 00
202730 3606N 07304W 5953 04447 0054 +018 -019 277018 019 017 000 00
202800 3605N 07306W 5954 04449 0050 +021 -020 277016 017 018 001 00
202830 3604N 07309W 5953 04450 0050 +021 -020 282015 016 020 000 00
202900 3604N 07312W 5953 04451 0056 +017 -021 279017 018 020 001 00
202930 3603N 07314W 5954 04450 0064 +015 -022 277018 018 021 000 00
203000 3602N 07317W 5922 04488 0044 +018 -023 275017 018 023 000 00
203030 3601N 07319W 5819 04631 0040 +015 -025 275015 017 023 000 00
203100 3600N 07321W 5786 04679 0042 +010 -027 273015 015 024 000 00
203130 3559N 07324W 5750 04731 0046 +006 -029 275015 015 024 000 00
203200 3558N 07326W 5724 04767 0043 +005 -030 268014 015 024 000 00
203230 3557N 07328W 5678 04832 0043 +001 -032 258014 015 024 001 00
$$
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[CronkPSU]

 https://twitter.com/TropicalTidbits/status/1429180467475927041

[aspen]

AF302 and AF303 are now my two least favorite planes on the planet after Fred, Grace, and Henri.

Such awful timing: arriving after a multi hour flight only to turn back 20 minutes before a center pass. You can see the edge of Henri’s spiral on the recon graphic on Tropical Tidbits.

[NDG]

well I'm watching real time on Flightradar, still heading SW gaining ALT close to 16K at 253kts

Thanks for the tip, I now see them also on flightradar app, I had no idea they also showed up on that app.

[Blown Away]

We wait all this time for recon…and then it turns back as soon as it enters the storm?!

I’m getting Willa flashbacks, and maybe the reason for this departure is the same as Willa: lightning hitting the plane.

It always seems to happen at critical times. IMO Henri has a few hours to improve and recon could have confirmed it, before cooler SST will limit him