pcola
(Storm Tracker)
Wed Sep 21 2005 06:22 PM
Re: Category 5 Hurricane Rita Moving Westward in the Gulf

Dr Lyons just had a good discussion. The storm will turn north, that is inevitable. But it is relative to the forward speed. Basically, the faster it moves, the farther west it goes, the slower, the farther east. The storm is not turning, it is wobbling. But wobbles slow down forward speed, and thus can shift the track slightly east. It has a way to go.


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