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Posts posted by hawkeye_wx
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Josh (iCyclone) is headed to the Philippines to chase Haima. The eastern coastal region of Luzon is nothing but mountains and dense rain forest, though, so not ideal for chasing.
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That was a very smooth eyewall replacement cycle. It reminds me of Katrina's ERC.
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Satellite suggests, and microwave confirms, a concentric eyewall structure.
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The current westpac pattern is highly favorable for strong, lower latitude, west-tracking typhoons. Luzon is going to have a rough week, as may the Hainan to Hong Kong region. Cat 3 typhoon Sarika is hitting today. As the above image shows, the next one could be worse.
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It looked like it may have plateaued yesterday, but, wow, it has turned it up another gear over the last twelve hours. We just don't see many like this.
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On 9/10/2016 at 0:44 PM, Chinook said:
Tropical Storm Meranti, now at 45kt, is expected to be 115 kt (category 4 on Saffir-Simpson) in 72 hrs.
Meranti just accomplished this in only 24 hours. It's always very impressive to watch cyclones explode like this.
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Meranti has prime conditions now and is showing it. This one is going to be a real beauty over open water the next few days.
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I think it's fair to say the nwpac basin is a bit more moist than the Atlantic.
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As bad as this is, it is VERY fortunate that it moved more left as it approached Birmingham and missed the heavily populated downtown and south side.
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Holy crap, I've never seen anything like this.
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It appears another eyewall replacement cycle may be on the way. Satellite shows the eye steadily shrinking over the last few hours, and a microwave image from an hour ago shows a distinct outer band.