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Sun Oct 23 2005 08:50 PM
Re: Wind speed north of center

Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't believe that the forward speed makes much difference. The storm is still spinning and the winds should be consistent most of the way around.

The main benefit to being on the north side of landfall is the lack of storm surge.



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