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That trough to the north sure looks like it has become a feeder band. The eye is clearly visible. And the track is still west southwest.
If I were to guess I'd say with that trough being absorbed as a feeder band will make the system more symetric, and thus more powerful. You can already see the banding on the northside stretching out to the trough and the trouch arcing south into the hurricane. A symetric system has a better chance at strengthening.
I agree. It's all up to the high pressure now. I would not be surprised if I wake up (about to head to bed now!) to find that Katrina is in the upper ranges of Cat 3 and further WSW of where it now is. Could this thing enter the Yucatan Channel from the NORTH??? Looks like that is where it is headed. Is there a strong trough coming along that could dig down and lift it north now? The existing troughs don't appear to be strong enough.
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