Hugh
(Senior Storm Chaser)
Sat Oct 22 2005 09:09 PM
Re: Tropical Storm Alpha Forms in the Eastern Caribbean. Hurricane Watches Up For Florida

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IS IT JUST ME, OR DOES IT LOOK LIKE WILMA IS NOW TURNING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST!!!!




It's probably not just you. However, in the last several IR images, the orientation of Wilma has actually slanted more poleward, in my opinion. I'm not talking about the COC because I'm having a hard time locating the exact COC on the IR loop, but the elongation from SW to NE that was present earlier has tilted more toward a N/S orientation, it appears. I think some (most?) models forecast a northward track before the northeast turn, and this is probably what is happening.



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