Sam568
(Registered User)
Thu Aug 31 2023 01:17 AM
Re: Idalia Lounge

Been a lurker for years; just now registered. Thank you for this forum. Has anyone looked at the Keaton Beach buoy data set from this morning?

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=ktnf1

Wind speed data from 0800 is missing (reported as 0). NHC reports landfall at 0745, so 0800 windspeed from that buoy would be factual measured information. Pressure/Temp data at 0800 is reported, so unlikely to be a satellite send failure. Anemometer apparently did not blow away, as wind speed data resumed at 0900 and still reporting. Any thoughts or insights regarding this anomaly? Datalogger info would likely still be there and be physically available. Asking for a friend who examines factual data and is curious about how much wind speed suddenly drops in an "eyewall replacement cycle".



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