Katrina didn't look like this monsetr until right before landfall. I heard this morning one forecasater say "it's Cat 4 or Cat 5 from here on out." Do any weather people here know of anything that might take the steam out of this thing?
eyewall cycling and getting dryer air currents in from land help if you catch the right moment.
But what's going to hurt is the waters its going over are very, very warm...
"Do any weather people here know of anything that might take the steam out of this thing?"
From what I hear either dry air, cool water, or an eye replacement cycle could knock her down a Catagory.
Katrina exploded one night. It was a CAT2 then upped to a CAT3. Then the guy gotthis somber look on his face when it bacme a CAT4. I went to slep and woke up and it was a CAT5.
This storm has intensified very very rapidly. Yesterday it was a TS. Today it is a CAT5. Amazing. I am well inland but still going to make some preparations.