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#1 Postby mobilebay » Tue May 31, 2005 12:13 am

The NOVA video when they flew into hurricane Gilbert? That was one of the best Hurricane videos I've seen. I have been looking and can't find it anywhere. :D :D
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#2 Postby GulfHills » Tue May 31, 2005 12:40 am

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#3 Postby mobilebay » Tue May 31, 2005 1:33 am

Thanks. That Video is awesome. There is some good stuff in that Video. Including, the SlaccuWeather mess-up, when they was calling for landfall (Gilbert) in the Galveston Bay area causing a huge evac.
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#4 Postby southerngale » Tue May 31, 2005 1:48 am

You could save a little money by buying through Ebay. :)
Check shipping charges - some are less than others. And check for good feedback.

http://search.ebay.com/Nova-Hurricane_W ... Z1QQfsooZ1
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#5 Postby mobilebay » Tue May 31, 2005 2:02 am

southerngale wrote:You could save a little money by buying through Ebay. :)
Check shipping charges - some are less than others. And check for good feedback.

http://search.ebay.com/Nova-Hurricane_W ... Z1QQfsooZ1

Thank you both very much. :)
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#6 Postby tallywx » Tue May 31, 2005 2:13 am

Wasn't it in this video when it was mentioned that Gilbert's inner eye collapsed JUST before it came ashore in Cozumel? If that's the case, then I can't imagine the remaining outer eyewall producing cat 5 winds.

I know I'll get flamed for this, but there was no ground measurement of either the widely stated 900 mb landfall pressure or cat 5 windspeed. I think the 900 mb pressure was just an assumption based on what had been measured previously, which is when the inner eye was still intact.

Since we're debating the veracity of Camille's intensity at landfall, why not revive the debate on the strength of Gilbert at landfall.

Anyone remember this from the video? It's been literally since 1990 when it was broadcast on television that I've watched it.
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#7 Postby tallywx » Tue May 31, 2005 2:18 am

To quote the official NHC post-storm report: "There were no official reports of maximum winds near the center in the landfall areas of Mexico"

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"Likewise no minimum pressure readings in the eye of Gilbert were reported as it moved ashore in Mexico."


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Here's how I recall the narration from the video: "When the hurricane hunters left Gilbert, the eye had shrunk to only 1 mile across...luckily for Cozumel, the eye collapsed immediately before landfall."
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#8 Postby mobilebay » Tue May 31, 2005 4:07 am

The part I remember is them looking down on those 50 ft. seas through the eye of Gilbert. WOW!! :eek: :eek: :eek:
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#9 Postby GulfHills » Tue May 31, 2005 7:47 am

I might just have to order this!!
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#10 Postby Scorpion » Tue May 31, 2005 7:47 am

One mile? That insane! Is that the smallest eye on record?
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#11 Postby HURAKAN » Tue May 31, 2005 9:47 am

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