Posted on 09/01/2007 6:57:00 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Tropical Storm Felix has formed near the South American
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| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
Yes, others do not think Felix has enough time...we’ll see.
Bouncing through the storm takes concentration and skill.
The eye looks like it’s getting bigger. Maybe just different views though.
You the guy?
Squan, bet raygun can tell you.
Cool.......waiting , looked at all my pings and am thinking it may be stormeye ?
ah, you’re talking about this on the aborted mission (From Master’s blog)
Hurricane Hunters walloped by Felix
NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft N42RF experienced a truly awesome and terrifying mission into the heart of Hurricane Felix last night. Flying at 10,000 feet through Felix at 7pm EDT, N42RF dropped a sonde into the southeast eyewall. The swirling winds of the storm were so powerful that the sonde spun a full 3/4 circle around the eye before splashing into the northwest eyewall. It is VERY rare for a sonde to make nearly a complete circle around the eye like this. As the plane entered the eye of the now Category 5 hurricane, they found a 17-mile wide stadium lit up by intense lightning on all sides. The pressure at the bottom of the eye had hit 934 mb, and the temperature outside, a balmy 77 degrees at 10,000 feet. This is about 24 degrees warmer than the atmosphere normally is at that altitude, and a phenomenally warm eye for a hurricane. N42RF then punched into the northwest eyewall. Flight level winds hit 175 mph, and small hail lashed the airplane as lighting continued to flash. Then, the crew hit what Hurricane Hunters fear most—a powerful updraft followed a few seconds later by an equally powerful downdraft. The resulting extreme turbulence and wind shear likely made the aircraft impossible to control. Four G’s of acceleration battered the airplane, pushing the aircraft close to its design limit of 6 G’s. Although no one was injured and no obvious damage to the airplane occurred, the aircraft commander wisely aborted the mission and N42RF returned safely to St. Croix. N42RF is the same aircraft that survived a pounding of 5.6 g’s in the eyewall of Hurricane Hugo in 1989. A special inspection of the aircraft is planned for today to determine if it is fit to fly further missions into Felix, and its scheduled afternoon flight into the hurricane was canceled. Hurricane Hunter missions since have fared better, and no more extreme turbulence has been reported.
Maybe it’s just one of those situations where you have to be there to decide where to go next. I was just wondering, when it’s so bad that they have to abort, why they can’t send in equipment though.
Nicaragua is going to cut Felix’s legs off at the knees, then Yucatan will cut off his arms at the shoulders, and he’ll either bleed all over Mexico (or bite its kneecaps off). I’m certain it’ll have to be called a draw at that time.
Stay tuned though. Next week this time we’ll be having this discussion all over again concerning Gina (or whomever it’ll be).
Bump!
Yee Haw! Definite E-ticket ride there baby!
...Extremely dangerous Hurricane Felix approaches northeastern
Nicaragua and eastern Honduras...
a Hurricane Warning is in effect for Nicaragua from Puerto Cabezas
northward to the Honduras/Nicaragua border...and for Honduras from
Limon eastward to the Honduras/Nicaragua border. A Hurricane
Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the
warning area within the next 24 hours. Preparations to protect
life and property should be rushed to completion.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Honduras west of Limon...for the
Caribbean coast of Guatemala...and for the entire coast of Belize.
A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for Isla de Providencia.
At 8 PM EDT...0000 UTC...the government of the Cayman Islands has
discontinued the tropical storm watch for Grand Cayman.
For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.
At 800 PM EDT...0000z...the center of Hurricane Felix was located
near latitude 14.5 north...longitude 80.2 west or about 205 miles...
325 km...east of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua/Honduras
border.
Felix is moving toward the west near 18 mph...30 km/hr...and this
motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. On this
track...the center of Felix will be near the coasts of extreme
northeastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras early on Tuesday
morning.
Maximum sustained winds are near 135 mph...215 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Felix is currently a category four hurricane on the
Saffir-Simpson scale. Felix is expected to remain a major
hurricane...at least category three...until it makes landfall...and
some restrengthening is possible prior to landfall.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 30 miles...45 km...from
the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 115
miles...185 km.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 953 mb...28.14 inches.
Storm surge flooding in excess of 18 feet above normal tide levels
along with large and dangerous battering waves is possible in areas
of onshore winds near the center of the Hurricane.
Felix is expected to produce 5 to 8 inches of rain across northern
Honduras and northeastern Nicaragua...with possible isolated
maximum amounts of 12 inches. These rains could produce life-
threatening flash floods and mud slides.
Repeating the 800 PM EDT position...14.5 N...80.2 W. Movement
toward...west near 18 mph. Maximum sustained winds...135 mph.
Minimum central pressure...953 mb.
The next advisory will be issued by the National
Hurricane Center at 1100 PM EDT.
$$
Forecaster Franklin
What a rush that ride must have been. I’ve seen TWC video of “normal” hurricanes and they are bouncing all over the place.
Squantos is looking for a FReeper who runs HH recons. I told her you might know who that is.
Is this number 9 or has he not used any yet? lol
Reminiscent of that ‘J” named hurricane of two or three seasons ago that made a complete cirlce of the coast before coming ashore.
Then felix becomes bob, art, matt, stu? lol I'm sorry, that's horrible.
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