Margie
(Senior Storm Chaser)
Sat Jul 16 2005 12:13 PM
Re: special statement

Quote:

latest recon fix has the min pressure at 940mb and winds at 150mph.
HF 1655z16july



Not surprising considering Discussion 23 "...with 700 mb flight-level
winds as high as 148 kt. This would normally support surface winds
of 130-135 kt."

But look at the cloud tops on the west side the last couple sat photos - not as cold now. Although to Emily's credit she is staying compact.


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