[WxMan2000]

New Vortex Message:

URNT12 KNHC 221948Z
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 22/1913Z
B. 25 DEG 44 MIN N
89 DEG 13 MIN W
C. 700 MB 2329 M
D. NA
E. NA
F. 43 DEG 133 KT
G. 309 DEG 10 NM
H. 913 MB
I. 13 C/ 3059 M
J. 20 C/ 3044 M
K. 16 C/ NA
L. OPEN NE-SE
M. C018-48
N. 12345/7
O. 1/1 NM
P. NOAA3 1818A RITA OB 37
MAX FL WIND 133 KT NW QUAD 1910Z
EXCELLENT RADAR PRESENTATION

Looks like we still have two eyewalls...but that the inner wall is opening up further. Satellite presentation continues to improve, and the pressure has dropped two millibars from its high earlier today.

[Rutles4Ever]

Winds are back up to 133kt from 122.

[steve86]

This is from S2K. I know only the slightest bit about DVORAK presentations, maybe you can elaborate....

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:04 pm
DVORAK is back to Cat 5...The pressure really doesn't need to drop, the winds just need to respond.

[steveegg]

Good thing I checked before sending the newest NOAA message. For comparison purposes:

- This NOAA run (from the northwest) got to the eye about 10 minutes before the AF plane from the northeast.
- While the AF plane reported 122-knot winds in the NE quad (which was down 3 from the previous NOAA run), this NOAA run found 133-knot winds in the NW quad (up 8 from the previous run and 11 from the concurrent AF run).
- Pressure is down 1 mb from the last measurement (the AF extrapolation doesn't count).
- There is now disagreement between NOAA and the AF on the eyewall composition. The AF is reporting a single eyewall 16 nm wide, while NOAA is reporting a double eyewall 18 and 48 nm wide.