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LAtest Vortex is in. Looks like the inner eyewall is collapsing.

Is that an eyewall replacement cycle?

3,088 posted on 09/22/2005 5:35:34 PM PDT by DouglasKC

'Is that an eyewall replacement cycle?'

Yes, nearing the end of one.

3,097 posted on 09/22/2005 5:37:22 PM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)

Is that an eyewall replacement cycle?

ERC started early this morning. looks like it is completing. Pretty much right on schedule - ERC's generally take around 12 hours.

Would have been nice to see her a lot weaker at this point though. Many were hoping for 930ish Pressure and 120-130 MPH winds,but it looks like looks like she has held her own. 915 is very capable of supporting a CAT 5, and we may see her strengthen again over night.

The good news is that the coastal waters shouldn't be able to support that strangth and she should back off to a CAT 4 at landfall.

We can all pray for another ERC around that time too, to bring her down even more.

3,108 posted on 09/22/2005 5:40:07 PM PDT by commish ((Montgomery, AL) Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)

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