Prospero
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Kinda makes a person wish they were storm chasing in the wrong place, doesn't it. Ooooops!! LOL
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https://twitter.com/CWatkinsWDSU/status/1432011577885138947?s=20
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Getting brighter, could be entering the eye soon.
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A gas can went by also. Someone's boat has bit the dust.
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Wow! It is powerful indeed. Outside eyewall I'd say. Kudos to whoever set up the cam. Great that it has stayed online. Must be a strong cell tower.
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Looking at the sats it does not look like this station went through the eye. It is east of the eye. I saw the wind drop and direction change, but it was not in the eye.
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This station went through the eye:
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See the eye...
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Whew!
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Granted I accept it could even be a Cat 5 tomorrow morning. But I along with many expected 4 or 5 today. I did have my doubts being a "Gulf" storm, but probably deep down thought I was way wrong. When I went to bed last night I thought I'd wake up to a solid 2 or 3. I will be up early tomorrow and can't even take a wild guess right now. Might be the same as it is now, give or take a Cat. Does look good now though...
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So, going over Cuba may have caused it's weakened potential? All those strange little issues with the eye and the convection around it that never let a full-blown intensification happen. Sure, why not. Some kind of land-swirl from Cuba that followed Ida into the hot ass Gulf with very little shear. Seemed to be stacked and symmetric, but the lingering Cuba affect hung on. I'm sure there is a better explanation, but I'm not a met, just an old watcher.
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Ida looks strong, but still not perfect. I'd be concerned being in its way, but relieved the hype so far is fading. Good thing it hasn't reached where we were thinking it would be, at least so far. Dry air trying to come in.
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It is strange. Says "SE at 105 MPH", but the graph shows around 60-70. I've looked all over SailFlow and don't see that buoy so can't look there.
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I am the weather expert in my home. My wife keeps asking me for the past couple days where Ida will hit. I tell her where "shrimp people" live. We both are ready for shrimp as well. Kind of a new rule for myself; Drinking beer watching a storm, stick to Banter. It's hard sometimes...
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Best I've seen from the start. But I was out for a few hours today and didn't read the hundreds of posts I missed.
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We need a home, and tonight, this is it.
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Looking at the wind direction and speed even now it is easy to see where the water will pile up.
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Go to the real Ida forum and want to comment. But the banter is better for me. Hanging out at the "Ida Bar and Grill" is lose and fun. Although I was wondering if we need an Ida Banter-Banter thread as well. LOL Another mission turned back during a peak time. UGH! Again! No matter what tomorrow morning is when it's time for the really serious stuff. Even on the real thread it is still an educated stream of consciousness of opinions and ideas. Ida is real, for sure. Still not a Yucatan looking storm.
