Dennis taking a jog more to NW.........

[dolebot_Broward_NW]

Valid question.

There are 360 degrees in a circle, equidistant.

0 degrees = north.
90 degrees = east.
180 degrees = south.
270 degrees = west.

360 degrees is the same as 0 degrees, north.

45 degrees = NE
135 degrees = SE
225 degrees = SW
315 degrees = NW


so 300 degrees is a bit north of due west. WNW actually.

[cinlfla]

Thank you, I've made note of this for future reference.

[Normandy]

300 is WNW.

[x-y-no]

man o man I'll be glad when an eye pops, this bickering of 290 vs 305 is neverending, and I can't even decide for myself without recon plot points...looking at sat images anyway....

Having an eye won't help much, since it'll still wobble around.


Hurricanes wobble but they don't fall down.

[LSU2001]

After the way this season is starting we all should be very educated by November
Tim

[Stratosphere747]

NHC still has it going at a 295 heading...

[Normandy]

It still going wnw, which will take it right over the island pretty much....interesting to see whether or not it does a side step.

[Dean4Storms]

The 8:00 and especially the 11pm coordinates will settle this issue. It still loooks to me after coming back to it a couple hours later that Dennis is moving more 305 and will move just north of Jamaica Mon.

[jdray]

What does 290 in terms of heading = and can someone explain heading degree's west=, east= ect. Thanks

0/360 = North
90 = East
180 = South
270 = West

45 = NE
135 = SE
225 = SW
315 = NW

think of a compass with 0-359 numbers.

nice image to relate to:

[skywarn]

It still going wnw, which will take it right over the island pretty much....interesting to see whether or not it does a side step.

Like Ivan did last year.

[cinlfla]

think of a compass with 0-359 numbers.

I'm a visual person this helps a lot, Thanks to everyone for educating me : )

[soonertwister]

I was fortunate enough to have been born with a strong internal compass. Seldom do I not know which direction I'm going good weather or bad, day or night. When someone tells me any degree on the compass, I instantly know exactly what direction that is.

The 16 points of the compass are nice for those who don't have that, but lucky me, I don't need them.

[drudd1]

I was fortunate enough to have been born with a strong internal compass. Seldom do I not know which direction I'm going good weather or bad, day or night. When someone tells me any degree on the compass, I instantly know exactly what direction that is.

The 16 points of the compass are nice for those who don't have that, but lucky me, I don't need them.

Same for me fortunately, since we spend a huge amount of time offshore. My wife, on the other hand, couldn't find north with a compass. If anything ever happened to me while offshore, thank god we have a GPS, otherwise I am not sure my wife could use the compass to get back.

[Foladar]

Well if I read these correctly, it's gone .3N and .4W since 5pm would assumeingly mean more of a northward component than previously ? And slowing too, down to 13 MPH.

[chris_fit]

Well if I read these correctly, it's gone .3N and .4W since 5pm would assumeingly mean more of a northward component than previously ? And slowing too, down to 13 MPH.

Almost due NW

[hurricanedude]

not much need in focussing in on the short term movements, 4-5 hours north....4-5 hours west....the overall motion is NW, correct?

[BonesXL]

When a storm slows down doesn't that mean that its starting to turn.

[OtherHD]

overall motion has been WNW ever since the beginning. every year we go through the same thing with the same people. don't microanalyze storm movement. look at general trends. 2 hours of "OMG IT"S MOVING NW" is not a trend.

[chris_fit]

When a storm slows down doesn't that mean that its starting to turn.

Not necessarily

[kevin]

Your eyes are screwed up, that is due west! j/k