Radar shows...

[ALhurricane]

Jeanne is still on a westward track. It did take a little bit of a WNW turn for awhile while it was crossing Abaco, but radar out of Miami and Melbourne clearly show a westward motion. If it stays on this track...landfall would be between Ft. Pierce and West Palm Beach.

[Derek Ortt]

definately is turning back west. am a little concerned that this will drop a tenth or two before landfall, just due to the strength of the ridge. PB is NOT out of the woods

[Anonymous]

Why does the regional radar seem to indicate a different movement of the storm when compared to the GOES Floater loops? Is it because the GOES loops are longer hour wise or are the geographic locations not properly aligned for the graphic on the GOES?
The GOES seemed to show the center north of Grand Bahama while the radar shows the eye on Grand Bahama.

Thanks,
Mike

[Tri-State_1925]

http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ge ... umframes=8

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p ... kmlb.shtml


Look to be in the same area to me...maybe it's just me.

[Innotech]

Why does the regional radar seem to indicate a different movement of the storm when compared to the GOES Floater loops? Is it because the GOES loops are longer hour wise or are the geographic locations not properly aligned for the graphic on the GOES?
The GOES seemed to show the center north of Grand Bahama while the radar shows the eye on Grand Bahama.

Thanks,
Mike

because hurricanes are layered, and radar is both slightly delayed and seeing a different layer than satellite is. Satellite indicates movement of the upper layers, whereas the mid to lower layers are seen by radar. Radar gives a better indication of where the winds and storm will affect land, because the higher layers will not contact land

[dlee]

derrek can you tell me what the current coords are for the hurricane? i was confused earlier (couple of days ago) by your track and the NHC well if you tell me the moon is turning to cheese i will from now on invest money in crackers...just some slight humor...anyway are you confident the track is still pretty much west with the possibility of a tenth degree north here and there but basically due west? good luck down there guys as it appears JAX has be spared again the landfall brunt.

[logybogy]

Radar shows due west the last few frames.

If it keeps moving west, It looks like landfall will be at the Palm Beach/Martin line with the northern part of Palm Beach county and all of Martin in the eye, west palm beach south in the southern eyewall, st. lucie county in the northern eye wall.

[NativeFloridaGirl]

OUCH! I don't like that at all! I'm in northern Martin County. I've only had power back for a week from Frances.

[Mister Popps]

definately is turning back west. am a little concerned that this will drop a tenth or two before landfall, just due to the strength of the ridge. PB is NOT out of the woods

You mean drop like in south!!!???

[Mister Popps]

definately is turning back west. am a little concerned that this will drop a tenth or two before landfall, just due to the strength of the ridge. PB is NOT out of the woods

You mean drop like in south!!!???

[hookemfins]

Why does the regional radar seem to indicate a different movement of the storm when compared to the GOES Floater loops? Is it because the GOES loops are longer hour wise or are the geographic locations not properly aligned for the graphic on the GOES?
The GOES seemed to show the center north of Grand Bahama while the radar shows the eye on Grand Bahama.

Thanks,
Mike

The eye in the radar is kind of oval looking giving an apparent movent. Also, the circulation center is in the southern part of the eye as viewe on the satellite. The fixes from the plane have been on the south side. The center appears to be just to the north of Grand Bahama Island. Latest fix though at 5 has her at 27.1 so another slightly N of due W motion.