Random Chaos
(Weather Analyst)
Tue Jan 03 2006 02:27 PM
Re: Happy New Year -- from Zeta!?!

Well, the GFDL model is officially nuts. It's calling for FL winds to Cat 3? (That's surface winds to Cat 2).

Given what Zeta's done so far, and how nice it looks on IR, this might not be so far fetched as one would think. We are again seeing an eye-like feature on microwave., though it is considerably more defined in the northern half of the storm. At this rate, Energizer will start using the 2005 hurricane season in their ads - it keeps going and going and ....

Edit:
Ok, 10am NHC update is out, and they are also seeing this eye-like feature on microwave. They are also saying that conditions should be favorable for strengthening later today.



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