Random Chaos
(Weather Analyst)
Tue Sep 13 2005 08:35 AM
Re: Ophelia Crawls Toward the Carolinas

According to recon, she's moved due north over the past 6 hours (recon's about an hour old...last one was 6 hours earlier). Looking at IR and WV, she looks to be nearly stationary again.

This is one hard to track storm!

She's also weakened, with max interpolated surface wind now at 35kt - she's barely holding onto TS strength. Flight level winds are only 53kts.

Recon fixes: http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/omd/ops/weather/vortex.html
Vortex message: http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/text/tropical/atlantic/URNT12.KNHC (copied below)

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URNT12 KNHC 131149
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 13/11:26:30Z
B. 32 deg 12 min N
077 deg 50 min W
C. 700 mb 2996 m
D. 35 kt
E. 304 deg 072 nm
F. 047 deg 053 kt
G. 297 deg 043 nm
H. 989 mb
I. 10 C/ 3048 m
J. 11 C/ 3047 m
K. 11 C/ NA
L. NA
M. NA
N. 134 / 7
O. 0.02 / 3 nm
P. AF300 2116A OPHELIA OB 03
MAX FL WIND 53 KT NW QUAD 11:13:30 Z
MAX FL TEMP 12 C, 273 / 16NM