| Margie |
| (Senior Storm Chaser) |
| Fri Aug 26 2005 03:18 PM |
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Re: intensification
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Well she is putting up the good fight, isn't she? Pressure and temp diff incrementally inproving with each vortex msg.
Summarizing comparisons from the three vortex msg:
15:56Z / 17:02Z/ 18:48Z
Pressure 971mb / 969mb / 968mb,
temp gradient 5deg / 7deg / 8deg,
max fl wind 83kt / 87kt / 83kt all in SE quad
Ok so what we're seeing is the mix of two opposites at work: deepening, combined with weakening from infusions of dry air from the NNW, Katrina holding her own.