danielwAdministrator
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Mon Aug 22 2011 08:49 PM
Re: Category Two Irene

Jim Cantore on the Weather Channel had nearly the same comment.
He was discussing the coldest color semicircle surrounding the Eye. He said he didn't recall ever seeing that color.

The area he referred to is the reddish-white area in the CDO. He also asked Brian Norcross when was the last time he had seen a 100 mph Hurricane without a visible Eye.
Also notice the convection on the South side of the Dominican Republic. Cloud tops there are nearly as high as the cloud tops near the Eye. 100 miles away.




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