nowhammies
(Verified CFHC User)
Thu Oct 20 2005 10:29 PM
just a little bit confused

I have heard people say, here on this site, over and over again, that a big storm cannot turn on a dime. That makes sense. Language may be my forte, but basic physics is learned quickly by those of us who are very clumsy

Why is it that almost all of the models have Wilma making some sort of VERY sharp turn, wheter over land or over water? I suspect that I have not read the most recent data, but I have been curious about that as I have seen it happening all day.

How can a computer model generate such a sharp turn when a sharp turn just seems physically impossible?


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