Ivan a hurricane at 5am

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Ivan a hurricane at 5am

#1 Postby Thunder44 » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:23 am

NRL site now shows 65kts winds and 987mb pressure. You can also see the eye on satellite pic they have there.

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html
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Re: Ivan a hurricane at 5am

#2 Postby CaluWxBill » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:32 am

Thunder44 wrote:NRL site now shows 65kts winds and 987mb pressure. You can also see the eye on satellite pic they have there.

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/tc_home.html


Well there is an eye, but I think there still is lopsided convection and I think you are seeing more of a weak spot in the eyewall than the eye itself, but it is definitely intensifying.
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#3 Postby dennis1x1 » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:44 am

well defined eye definitely formed in the last couple hours as storms wrapped around the northwest side.......

hurricane at 5am.
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#4 Postby CaluWxBill » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:46 am

dennis1x1 wrote:well defined eye definitely formed in the last couple hours as storms wrapped around the northwest side.......

hurricane at 5am.


Well yeah I agree there is an eye, I just think the satellite is a little deceiving. as the clear area is not directly centered over the eye, but probably on the SW portion of the eye.
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#5 Postby dennis1x1 » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:49 am

clear is the eye...pretty evident here with curved convection completely wrapping from all sides...

the storm isnt symmetric around the eye yet....but i dont think the sat is deceiving about where the eye is.


http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/04_ ... _full.html
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#6 Postby CaluWxBill » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:56 am

Yeah I concede victory on this issue

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/04_ ... thumb.html
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#7 Postby dennis1x1 » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:58 am

hehe....the almighty satellite changing every few minutes!!

i wouldve tended to agree with you except for the last several frames.....some impressive rapid organization....
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#8 Postby CaluWxBill » Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:00 am

dennis1x1 wrote:hehe....the almighty satellite changing every few minutes!!

i wouldve tended to agree with you except for the last several frames.....some impressive rapid organization....


Its definitely Hurricane Ivan
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#9 Postby dennis1x1 » Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:02 am

only question is what category :eek:

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/archdat/trop ... N-434W.jpg

just looking for an excuse to use that smiley.
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#10 Postby Florida_brit » Sun Sep 05, 2004 4:06 am

Yes Ivan is officially a hurricane! http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
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