saluki
(Weather Hobbyist)
Mon Oct 29 2007 05:19 PM
Re: TD 16 Becomes Tropical Storm Noel South of Haiti/Dominican Republic

This from the tail-end of the 5 p.m. discussion:

MODEST STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL
WESTERLY WIND SHEAR INCREASES...

If I'm reading the CIMSS map correctly, it does look like Noel will have some fairly stiff shear (30 knots or so) to contend with as it approaches the central Bahamas.



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