MikeC
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| Fri Aug 26 2005 09:39 AM |
Re: and unless the marine advisory is wrong Katrina is a Hurricane again.
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Did anyone expect Katrina to still be a hurricane after leaving Florida?
No, at least I didn't at least. However, it did drop to Tropical storm strength before leaving the coast last night, but just to 70MPH/Borderlien. That southerly motion that the GFDL model suggested was the reason why. I can say it wasn't really expected, but isn't too surprising. (Expect the unexpected with some storms)
The Everglades softened a lot of the usual weakening factors of land (not all, the everglades couldn't sustain or strengthen a system, there still is friction and the water is shallow) but it's much less so than a forest or metro area over dry land.