Margie
(Senior Storm Chaser)
Fri Aug 26 2005 03:18 PM
Re: intensification

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.


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