B_from_NC
(Verified CFHC User)
Thu Aug 04 2011 06:23 PM
Re: Emily Moving West Northwest

An intersting thought...

If you take away all of the convective clouds in this loop and just look at the wave itself, its enormous. It stretches now from the southern tip of FLA almost all the way to the South American coast.
4km Visible

Am I correct in stating that the larger the wave the tougher/longer it takes to get spinning?

B


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