Storm Hunter
(Veteran Storm Chaser)
Tue Jul 22 2008 05:05 PM
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Re: Dolly Strengthening.. Hurricane Warnings Up in Texas Brownsville to Corpus Christi

pressure is 986mb now... more to come in a second

Now its Hurricane Dolly... upgrade coming out now

from last vortex... recon heading home
Minimum Sea Level Pressure: 986mb (29.12 inHg)
Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Outside Eye: 10°C (50°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,048m (10,000ft)
Maximum Flight Level Temp & Pressure Altitude Inside Eye: 13°C (55°F) at a pressure alt. of 3,050m (10,007ft)

Maximum Flight Level Wind: 72kts (~ 82.9mph) in the northeast quadrant at 20:29:30Z
Distance of Surface Center From Flight Center: Surface center is within 5 nautical miles of flight center.


and if i am correct.. Dolly is dropping a 1mb an hour right now?

**Side note... my homeboy Kermit is up and on his way to dolly... (i got to tour N42RF back in the spring... the only plane to hit high G's in Felix and in Hugo)*** attached is a pic i took of N42RF