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Posted on 10/22/2005 1:25:10 PM PDT by NautiNurse
North of the eye, I'd say the effect was comparable to a Cat 5.
I am so glad to see that others were hearing what I was. Fox is absolutely pathetic today. I thought the "reporter" was going to burst into tears because some people have decided to stay in their homes. Seems to me, the people down there aren't stuck on stupid. Florida knows how to "do" hurricanes from what I've seen.
I don't think it's factored in.
Is Geraldo there to scare the babies? Pretty soon they'll make it sound like the Superdome.
Now if we can just learn to handle those tricky voting machines....
And make sure that your refrig and freezer are filled. You can even use old liquid detergent bottles filled with water. They'll hold the cold if the electricity goes out for an extended period.
That's a whole different story! LOL
I suppose I shouldn't even be commenting. I've never been through a hurricane. But, I can "do" tornadoes. I'd rather not, but have actually had experience with those demons!
I think you're right, max windspeed is max windspeed, regardless of storm movement. From two relevent paragraphs at the hurricane hunters webpage:
"Special weather sensors mounted on the WC-130 are tied directly into the IWRS computers, and measure temperature, dewpoint (humidity), barometric pressure, actual
(radar-measured) altitude of the aircraft, and winds to calculate a complete weather observation every 30 seconds. The computers are also connected to the aircraft navigation
system, which adds position to each observation. "
"The sonde measures winds by a rather elegant method. The sonde triangulates its position relative to several different Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites in orbit. If there
were no wind, the sonde would fall straight down, and its position over the earth would not change. However, as the sonde drifts, it calculates the wind speed and wind direction
needed to push the sonde by that amount. "
http://www.hurricanehunters.com/faciwrs.htm
Both statements indicate that the Vortex data, the basis for most subsequent projections, represents data measured relative to a fixed position on earth. Therefore, max wind is max wind, regardless of storm motion.
Yea, I can't stand Fox right now. They can't figure out that the stom to hit Florida is much smaller, weaker and faster moving than the one that hit Mexico. They confuse the 13' storm surge is a wrost case for Naples, not the Keys. We're anticipating 4-7' here, according to Max Mayfield.
Jeb Bush to be on at 1pm. Per WFTV Marco Island to Key West is the strike area. The cold front looks to be below Sanford and Daytona at present time and running right through Orlando. This front is not expected to move a whole lot. Once Wilma exits the state around West Palm, it will have mixed with the cold front and will become extratropical.
This morning Mrs. ThreePuttin was on the lanai
and asked me if I heard anything strange.
I listened and said no.
She said thats right, not even a bird chirping...kinda strange
Sam, Publix closed up two days ago down here. They’re always the first to go, taking most of their frozen foods with them. They weren’t fully restocked for over a week after Francis. They say they have to do so for insurance reasons, but they signed the policy. It doesn’t endear them to the population, who still have Win Dixie and the Island Market (Key Largo Shopper) to chose from.
I clicked Gulf Coast Region, Category 2, Forward Motion (20 knots). It says MAX WIND=090 KT, SPEED OF MOTION=20 KT, and shows a result of 110 KT.
Did you leave? Best of luck!
NHC says they figure the forward speed into the MAX speed but I agree it does not seem so with the stats you are showing. I heard today Orange County Public Schools are closed tomorrow. That is a biggie. They always hold out until they have no choice.
Great story! Thanks for the link.
2 minutes heads up for Jeb's 1:00 news conference.
Good luck and prayers to all you Floridians. Here in Texas, we are just glad it's a little cooler.
If Wilma comes in at Everglades City with storm surges of 5' to 10', what happens to Everglades City and Chokoloskee--and just what is Chokoloskee (all I know is what I see on MapQuest)? How do you get a little town right in the middle of the Everglades National Park? Is it made up of $3 Million homes, trailer homes, or Seminole chickees (I'm only half joking since I've never visited the Everglades, although I would love to)?
I timed the return pretty well then.
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