Hugh
(Senior Storm Chaser)
Sat Aug 20 2011 09:24 PM
Re: 97L CDO formation??

Vortex sent: 1006mb
From the vortex:
D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 54kts (~ 62.1mph)

Should be Irene.

interesting that sfc winds reported are higher than flight level. I've seen that before, but it's not the norm.
Soon-to-be-Irene still doesn't look very good on satellite, but given that it's on top of the islands, an upgrade should be a given.

Impressive blow-up of convection happening in the last several frames on the AVN loop, too. When it got its act together, it looks like it REALLY got its act together.


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