Posted on 07/16/2005 1:33:53 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricanes Emily and Dennis are the strongest July storms in recorded history for the Atlantic hurricane basin...
Hurricane Emily resources--the links are self-updating for handy reference:
NHC Hurricane Public Advisory Updates Currently published every three hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, 5P, etc. ET.
NHC Hurricane Discussion Updates Published every 6 hours 5A, 11A, 5P, 11P ET
Storm Floater IR Loop Little boxes at top of image: lat/lon, and Trop Fcst Pts--click 'em.
Caribbean Visible Loop (Only works during daylight hours)
Storm Floater Sat Both loop and latest image
Jamaica Weather Has a few still radar images
Cancun Radar Very Slow Load
Another Cancun Radar another Very Slow Load
Emily Forecast Track Archive Loop Great for reviewing the NHC 3 day and 5 day historic track positions
Global Satellite Imagery Amazing view of the world (Broadband)
Water Vapor SatelliteAnother colorful loop for broadband
Central Florida Hurricane Center offers a variety of info
| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure |
Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (weak) |
75 - 95 mph 65 - 82 kts 33 - 42 m/s |
> 28.94 in. Hg > 980.0 mb > 97.7 kPa |
4.0 - 5.0 ft. 1.2 - 1.5 m |
minimal damage to vegetation |
| 2 (moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts 43 - 49 m/s |
28.50 - 28.93 in. Hg 965.1 - 979.7 mb 96.2 - 97.7 kPa |
6.0 - 8.0 ft. 1.8 - 2.4 m |
moderate damage to houses |
| 3 (strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 113 kts 50 - 58 m/s |
27.91 - 28.49 in. Hg 945.1 - 964.8 mb 96.2 - 97.7 kPa |
9.0 - 12.0 ft. 2.7 - 3.7 m |
extensive damage to small buildings |
| 4 (very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 114 - 135 kts 59 - 69 m/s |
27.17 - 27.90 in. Hg 920.1 - 944.8 mb 91.7 - 94.2 kPa |
13.0 - 18.0 ft. 3.9 - 5.5 m |
extreme structural damage |
| 5 (devastating) |
> 155 mph > 135 kts > 70 m/s |
< 27.17 in Hg < 920.1 mb < 91.7 kPa |
> 18.0 ft > 5.5 m |
catastrophic building failures possible |
yall see this?http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1444987/posts Can you think of a better time to cross? I hope the border patrol brings in help.
I couldn't quite figure out a building high, as opposed to an existing high, could exert enough influence to take us completely out of the woods. Still remains to be seen.
Who's gonna put her on Ebay?
Thanks! So the distance between each horizontal degree of latitude is always the same - 69miles or 111km - but the distance between each vertical degree of longitude decreases the further from the equator you get. Right?
Ouch. At least she's looking ragged again just now.
494 URNT12 KNHC 180034 VORTEX DATA MESSAGE A. 18/00:14:10Z B. 19 deg 33 min N 085 deg 50 min W C. 700 mb 2707 m D. 70 kt E. 225 deg 026 nm F. 303 deg 077 kt G. 215 deg 008 nm H. 952 mb I. 15 C/ 3049 m J. 17 C/ 3028 m K. 13 C/ NA L. CLOSED M. C12 N. 12345/ 7 O. 0.02 / 1 nm P. AF302 1405A EMILY OB 16 MAX FL WIND 110 KT NW QUAD 23:05:30 Z MAX FL TEMP 22 C, 215 / 8NM |
Just make this entirely a Mexican storm, and I'll buy you a cup of coffee when we meet.
Deal.
Cloud tops are super cold right near the center, they keep firing away. Kind of odd...
hmm, but pressure keeps going up..
765
URNT12 KNHC 180147
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 18/01:35:00Z
B. 19 deg 44 min N
086 deg 10 min W
C. 700 mb 2715 m
D. NA kt
E. deg nm
F. 054 deg 118 kt
G. 290 deg 015 nm
H. 955 mb
I. 7 C/ 3038 m
J. 16 C/ 3053 m
K. 14 C/ NA
L. CLOSED
M. C12
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF302 1405A EMILY OB 24
MAX FL WIND 134 KT NE QUAD 00:18:10 Z
MAX FL TEMP 23 C 269 / 6 NM FROM FL CNTR
You are probably tired of hearing this but "what does that mean"?
Yes, each degree of latitude is 60 nautical miles, (exactly, on a Mercator projection), one minute of latitude is one nautical mile. Longitude is the same only on the equator, but decreases to 0 at the poles, 90 degrees north or south. That's why you always measure distance with the lat lines. 360 degrees to round the globe.
hehe
The more they explain this stuff to us, the more we will be able to help answer questions when the next one comes around, right?
So if you look at it that way, we are doing them a big favor. :-)
:')
Emily sure seems to have a mind of her own. Very strange.
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(accept the certificates, they are safe)
The water she is sitting over is about 90F, so it is likely why the clouds are exploding... if she stays over the water for long enough, she is very likely to strengthen a bit. We saw something fairly similar with Dennis near Cuba, and Charley near FL.
Vacationing and asking for directions to SPI? :')
The place to be there would be on the Port Aransas Jetty but these occurences with storm tides dissipate as quickly as they arrive. You could have a window of today through Tuesday morning to catch the tide spawn. After that it back to the summer pattern of heat and little activity. The Port Aransas Jetty can be very amazing with redfish spawns as well. I've been there when you could see the water turn reddish bronze with bulls. Throw large silver and green striped spoons (1 oz or larger) on the channel side and just let it drift. They will pick it up on the drift. You usually have to make these lures from plain silver spoons and some green and/or red decal backing they sell at tackle shops. Good luck.
There appears to be a bit of an upper level low in the GOM trying to shear her a bit... not sure why it's having so much difficulty though, the shear is relatively weak (but it is fanning out right over top of the system).
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/real-time/atlantic/winds/wg8shr.html
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