cieldumort
(Moderator)
Mon Oct 11 2010 03:55 PM
Re: Western Caribbean

Highlighting a few key bits of info out of that second vortex message

Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 69kts (~ 79.4mph)

Maximum Flight Level Wind: 77kts (~ 88.6mph) in the northeast quadrant at 19:27:50Z

Additional Remarks...
SPIRAL BAND BETTER ORGANIZED NW AROUND TO NE
INFREQ LTG IN NW QUAD WITH BAND

It is worth noting that tropical cyclones that continue intensifying even into landfall, or while scraping a coastline, are often in a phase where should they mostly or fully reemerge back out over open water, rapid intensification may be more likely to commence.


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