SMOKE
(Weather Watcher)
Mon Sep 01 2008 05:16 PM
Re: Gustav Approaching Louisiana, Hanna Slowly Drifting Westward, TD#9 Forms in Atlantic

Good call on the bad data .... people really need to weigh the 30sec against the VISUAL SFC winds.
The 10sec data is not yet, validity checked and has been known to be really out of whack with what is seen on the surface. That's why the RECCO and VDM are better tools to judge what's going on with the winds.
Hopefully, that will change next season.



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