(Storm Tracker)

Fri Sep 03 2004 12:30 PM

Re: Frances Weakens a Bit

Rabbit, earlier you stated that the max flight winds found recently were 105mph--they were actually 105kts (121 mph). Earlier today they were finding max flight level winds around 98kts.

Also, this was in the NW quadrant of the storm, where the newest intense convection is firing. I think some of the dry air that entrained into the system is acting like bad gas, causing the storm's convection to sputter and burst for now.

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