Hawkeyewx
(Weather Analyst)
Sun Aug 21 2011 01:40 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Irene Enters the Northeastern Caribbean Sea

Recon just found another center jump northward(nearly half of a degree) as well as a pressure drop of 8 mb. There is no intense blob of convection firing over the center, but the core is organizing.

VORTEX DATA MESSAGE AL092011
A. 21/17:02:00Z
B. 17 deg 23 min N
063 deg 33 min W
C. 850 mb 1412 m
D. 43 kt
E. 251 deg 8 nm
F. 033 deg 40 kt
G. 301 deg 36 nm
H. 999 mb
I. 15 C / 1530 m
J. 21 C / 1519 m
K. NA / NA
L. NA
M. NA
N. 1345 / 8
O. 0.02 / 3 nm
P. AF300 0209A IRENE OB 17
MAX FL WIND 56 KT NE QUAD 15:44:20Z
MAX FL TEMP 21 C 194 / 6 NM FROM FL CNTR