LoisCane
(Veteran Storm Chaser)
Wed Aug 20 2008 04:26 AM
Re: fay heading seaward

Pretty much over water now. Now it's time to see what she does, really not in model theory. Though the models and NHC have been good with this most difficult storm.

Wanted to comment that the role of feeder bands has never been so highlighted as with this storm.
That pic up in the corner with the one long red feeder band far from the center keeps pumping back warm, gulfstream tropical moisture to a sytem that was landlocked.

possibly because fay was always strongest as a mid level storm when setting up her structure was always admirable if her center was wanting

that structure didn't fail her and when she hit land she sort of morphed back into a tightly wound system both levels connecting but enhancing each other.

will be very interesting to see what happens but the structure of a storm with good feeder bands is illustrated here with Fay



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