[commish]

Looking at Mobile Radar ... the Dry pocket looks to be stationary -- as Ivan is pulling through the eye is wrapping back around and deep convection looks to be filling in the right 2/3 of the eye.

[lainie]

Ivan claims first U-S fatalities (we on these threads already know about all four)

updated graphic

[numberonepal]

BOUY UPDATE
Station 42040 - MOBILE SOUTH 64 nm South of Dauphin Island, AL
21:50 CDT (Inside Eye)
Wind Direction (WDIR):	NW ( 320 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD):	42.7 kts
Wind Gust (GST):	58.3 kts
Wave Height (WVHT):	27.6 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	10 sec
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	28.41 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.11 in ( Rising Rapidly )
Station 42039 - PENSACOLA - 115NM East Southeast of Pensacola, FL
21:50 CDT
Wind Direction (WDIR):	SSE ( 150 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD):	42.7 kts
Wind Gust (GST):	52.4 kts
Wave Height (WVHT):	34.8 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	13 sec
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.43 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.05 in ( Rising )
Station 42007 - BILOXI 22 nm South-Southeast of Biloxi, MS.
21:50 CDT
Wind Direction (WDIR):	N ( 10 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD):	46.6 kts
Wind Gust (GST):	58.3 kts
Wave Height (WVHT):	No Report
Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	No Report
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	28.98 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	-0.19 in ( Falling Rapidly )
Station DPIA1 - Dauphin Island, AL
22:05 CDT
Wind Direction (WDIR):	NE ( 50 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD):	61 kts
Wind Gust (GST):	77 kts
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	28.97 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	-0.30 in ( Falling Rapidly )