Hugh
(Senior Storm Chaser)
Thu Sep 22 2005 01:15 AM
Re: Category 5 Hurricane Rtia Moves Westward in the Gulf

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There is a weakness in the upper ridge currently over the FL panhandle - I can't imagine that this would be affecting the storms recent motion - she seems to have slowed somewhat also.




When you say a weakness in the upper ridge currently over the FL panhandle, can you be a little more clear/specific? How much of a weakness? Where in the panhandle? Could it suck the storm in? Doubt that that is what you mean, but I'm curious as to the significance of the weakness you speak on, since I had not heard about it before - and since I'm in the Panhandle it scares me.



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