Storm Hunter
(Veteran Storm Chaser)
Tue Sep 09 2008 10:44 PM
Re: Ike jogging back to the NW?

11pm is out... TD sums it up nicely

HURRICANE IKE ADVISORY NUMBER 36
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008
1100 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008

...IKE BEGINNING TO STRENGTHEN...


One thing i noted.. Ike slowed down just a tad.. to 8kts

I expect ike is about to make a run up to a strong Major Cane in the next 12-24 hrs...
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/gmex/loop-rb.html

just watching the loop, its amazing to see the inner core flare up and an eye pop up in the center of convection... nice inner banding showing up. i see the eyewall is closed per last vortex