To: dirtboy
But what you have posted, that is 3 days over water. Don is supposed to be here by Friday night. 2 days from now. I guess time will tell. Obviously, the longer it’s out there........
112 posted on
07/27/2011 5:15:54 PM PDT by
GrouchoTex
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To: GrouchoTex
Here is a good historical comparison to Don, although it was earlier in the season - this caught folks by surprise as they were not expecting a hurricane at landfall:
![](http://www.wunderground.com/data/dhc_archive_charts/at_2003_charts/at200303.gif)
114 posted on
07/27/2011 5:20:08 PM PDT by
dirtboy
To: GrouchoTex
Don is supposed to be here by Friday night. 2 days from now.48 hours from TS formation Alicia was a Cat 2.
115 posted on
07/27/2011 5:21:37 PM PDT by
dirtboy
To: GrouchoTex
And also realize the NHC admits they have a much harder time with intensity than they do with track. I just don’t see how this storm doesn’t make at least Cat 1 - the Gulf is warm, the air is humid and the shear is low. We’ll get a better picture tomorrow morn, but folks along the coast should be running through their checklists tonight.
117 posted on
07/27/2011 5:23:52 PM PDT by
dirtboy
To: GrouchoTex
And here is another TX landfalling storm to ponder:
Note this got up to 70 mph with half the distance that Don has before it reaches the TX coast.
121 posted on
07/27/2011 5:31:33 PM PDT by
dirtboy
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