| Hugh |
| (Senior Storm Chaser) |
| Fri Oct 21 2005 11:45 PM |
Re: Looks like a stall
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Quote:
Dropsonde in the SSE eyewall (which is the stronger side of the system right now) measured 137 kt winds at the surface, while a dropsonde in the NE eyewall measured 102 kt winds at the surface.
How reliable was the reading in the SSE eyewall, I wonder? 137kts is *JUST* over the threshold of cat 5 (157.55 mph by my calculation, which the NHC would round to 160). Will we see the storm upgraded to cat 5 at the 8pm intermediate advisory, or was this considered a gust? I assume it was a gust.
Edit: Well the 8pm advisory is already out with winds at 140... so I guess it was a gust.