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Sat presentation is really beginning to improve. I would be very surprised if she doesn't strengthen a bit now.
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Frank P
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Found another satellite that shows the slow but steady movement of off to the WNW to NW.... I would estimate around 300 degrees or so.... you can follow the eye in this loop....
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float-ir4-loop.html
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Honestly, and I am not trying to downplay your theory, I haven't heard anything like that..not saying it didn't or doesn't happen, but generally atmospheric moisture in the broad sense has little effect on track. Maybe I'm just dumb!
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0355Zpressure up a little to 953mb.
0219Z pressure reading was 950mb.
Maximum flight level winds, this flight leg were 92kts-East Quadrant.
Edited by danielw (Fri Sep 03 2004 04:43 AM)
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More likely I'm trying to piece together information and got it confused!
Thanks very much for you replies. I appreciate the site and your time.
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We ALL try to over-react on minor fluctuaions. The storm should have always stayed at CAT 4. Even if it did acutally warrant a CAT 3 rating the resulting letdown in the general population into a false sense of security would at least be negligent if not criminal on the part of a trained profesional or amatuer hobbyist. The function of both is to alert and motivate people to take protective measures early enough to save lives not take the next exit and turn back to their home on the coast..
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That was a great explanation, Clark..thank you. I still have one more question:
Will the slow movement increase the likelihood of intensification? If it was moving at a faster clip, I would think not. But my non-meteorological scientific brain (which has a mind of its own) wants to think that the slower the storm moves, the higher the chances are that it would be able to re-intensify. Is forward speed not an issue in relation to this?
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>>> I do not mean to scare, hype or otherwise meteorologically demogouge
Alex, don't worry, the points made were not directed at you.
This is a teaching & learning forum, so far be it from me to try to have novice questions be avoided...heck..I'm about one step above novice status...
The point trying to be made is that with the strained bandwidth of the forum, questions such as "how strong will the winds be over my house?" or "should I evacuate now (after actually taking this long to decide)" are not best answered on these boards...as JK advised much earlier today (really yesterday), one should consult one's local NWS. There's probably a link on this site but if not, click here and then click on the nearest city to you. They will have local storm reports and warnings.
If your novice question involves meterology, JK & Clark (if they're on board) or other semi pros can probably answer it. If your question involves something like finding storm surge reports, local reports, shelter locations, past storm tracks, etc., then I can probably find it for you. Don't hesitate to ask, just think whether it's a matter of life and limb (ie, go to NWS) or info.
Also, Mike & John have gone to incredible lengths to supply all the links you will need on either the "Storm Links" section of the site or the main page, so check there first. If you can't get your question answered, then post it here. We'll do our best.
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JK...Do you agree that strengthening is occuring as we speak. Sat presentation is much improved. Also, there is still a definite WNW movement. UIf this exits around Tampa and goes to the Biloxi to Pensacola area, what kind of strengthining would you expect?
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Colleen A.
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Good sat pic. Looks like the reds are once again trying to wrap all the way around the center.
When this hurricane season is over, I'm going to take up a new hobby: watching grass grow. At least I'll be about 99.9% correct in my forecast that the grass will grow UPWARDS, not downwards. 
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Please let me know what sites you are using for the satellite links, as all the ones that I have stopped updating at 0400Z.
When the Sun eclipsed the satellites.
Please check the time of the sat pictures you are looking at.
There will be interruptions in GOES-East imagery between 03:00 UTC and 06:00 UTC, and interruptions in GOES-West imagery between 07:00 UTC and 09:00 UTC due to the Fall 2004 Eclipse Season. Earth will fully "eclipse" each satellite during certain times, and we need to shut down the imager and sounder on each satellite to conserve power during these times. You can download detailed eclipse schedules at:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/eclipse.html
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/status.html
Edited by danielw (Fri Sep 03 2004 04:54 AM)
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Speaking of bandwidth, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mike for all the hard work he's been putting in to keep this site up and running. Thanks to all...Mike, John, moderators....me.... 
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Okay, I think this may be a *little* off topic, but it still relates to the weather.
Just when we say something here on the site, the WC met says the exact opposite. One person says "we may have a problem when it crosses the Gulfstream waters and reintensify before making landfall", then along comes another person saying "it's possible that it will but it's possible that it won't, too."
And I like Dave S., but is he on any medications?
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Thanks Colleen -- yes, the slower movement would tend to lead towards a greater chance of restrengthening. It would allow greater time for the storm to spin-up, despite the impacts of land. Were it moving faster, it'd hit land faster and lack that time to spin-up at all.
On the flip side however, the slower it moves, the more it will weaken over land, while a faster-moving storm is going to weaken less over land. This works pretty much for the reverse reasons as the over-water scenario.
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not too sure that there is strengthening going on right now...latest vortex found 953 mb....there is new convection yes, and that might be a sign of strengthening, but it is unclear as of yet.
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Yes, they put Dave on night shift.
Outer band now visible on Miami radar.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p19r0/si.kamx.shtml
Edited by danielw (Fri Sep 03 2004 05:05 AM)
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Wow...that's a great radar shot! Thanks!
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based on last sat...(0402)... i see a comeback and a center.../eye again....the looked alot better than a fews hrs ago....it should be more north than thought.....also i notice there appears to be a breakdown of the ridge to the northwest to west and i am thinking a west movement is not far off....maybe at 280 or -/+ 10 and a speed of 5-8kts
landfall within 36-48 hrs
there is just to much warm water to the west and good upper level conditions for it not make it back to cat 4
recon is finding some interesting data too....
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son in tallahassee wants to know if i am set for the storm..and.. "are they getting the storm there too?" lol
good luck later in the week
Phil... am sorry... think you were right..its taking at least 13 days from when we argued over it to make landfall. I was wrong. Are we going for 23?
And...as for track.. its unreal perfect overall.
Printed out a map from some link online Patrick air force base I think.. had the 5 day chart on a dotted hurricane map where you could use it to track. I saved it to check out later.
It's later. The map is from 8/30.
I plotted the last several days backward and the current track lines up almost immediately just to the south of (left) of the other. Maybe .3 or .4 all the way just south of that track.
Unreal.. glad I saved it on impulse.
Good job.. course this forecast was before they pulled it to the left a bit and called for a bend back to the left and were forecasting a possible strike to the north.
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Wow, Fred...lots of good info there. I'm going to go charge up my battery on the puter so I can check back in a little while. Keep up the good work, everyone!
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