LadyStorm
(Weather Guru)
Fri Sep 03 2004 11:47 AM
Re: Frances Weakens a Bit

You are not seeing things, according to the NWS in Melborne in their 10:30 update:

EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1025 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2004

...MAJOR HURRICANE FRANCES CONTINUES TO SLOWLY APPROACH EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA...

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUD TOPS INVOF THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANCES HAVE SHOWN SOME
COOLING IN RECENT SAT IMAGERY...INDICATIVE OF A CONVECTIVE BURST
AND LIKELY STRENGTHENING

This coupled with the warmer waters in the gulf and its slowed speed, have the potential to intensify this storm.

MaryAnn

Quote:

I am looking at this storm and I see the shear, but also see what I think is the storm trying to wind it self back up.. Am I seeing things.





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