Henry2326
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A hair below cat 5 in 12 hours......
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Tropical Major Hurricane Delta
- Thread starter Ollie Williams
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Fountainguy97
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Satellite presentation has degraded a good bit since earlier today. Clearly some shear hindering development. Always amazing how quickly these small storms can fire up and also wind down.
recon about to make a pass. If satellite presentation is to be followed they may find a weaker storm.
recon about to make a pass. If satellite presentation is to be followed they may find a weaker storm.
mydoortotheworld
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shear has, for the most part, been a big theme for this year. Thankfully
Brent
Member
Pressure up that pass 959.8 mb
Winds are meh too on the weaker side though
Small storm much more likely to have extreme swings
Winds are meh too on the weaker side though
Small storm much more likely to have extreme swings
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Is there any signs of a possible EWRC occurring? Levi kinda hinted at the possibility in his most recent video.
Stormsfury
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NHC didn't note any outer eyewalls as the last recon left but I'm betting on the very small 5nm eye collapsed.
First initial pass of new recon NW and SE quads show only 90 to 95kt flight level winds...and a 962mb plot (from TT)
Looks like it slowed a bit as well.
Showmeyourtds
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Does the motion look like it has changed at all? I seem to remember these things kind of pivoting before a change in heading.
Fountainguy97
Member
Easy come easy go
Amazing to see the insane strength changes in a storm So small.
Amazing to see the insane strength changes in a storm So small.
Brent
Member
Crazy the winds in the NE quadrant don't even support a hurricane lol
Fountainguy97
Member
Wow. But I guess that is what can happen when we get a hurricane the size of a thunderstorm haha
Brent
Member
Yeah much more likely to have extreme swings as we saw the other way already
Oddly the NW quad seems to be the strongest that still supports at least 95-100
Stormsfury
Member
Gamma basically dealt Delta a blow by giving it stale water ... ?
I don’t think so gammas life was in the souther gulf region .. Delta is sitting in the best part of the whole Atlantic basin in regards to warm waters and potential for rapid intensification ... shear and mid level dry air factors are at play for deltas delay in ... boom moment (even though it has boomed I consider the boom moment once that eye clears out and starts putting on a show)
I also believe overnight will fix those issues and she should have that boom moment at last ... if not before the Yucatán 100% once she settles in the gulf
Brent
Member
It looks like the wind field is expanding too
I definitely don't think it's done strengthening either regardless
I definitely don't think it's done strengthening either regardless
Brent
Member
Down to 130
SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.5N 85.1W
ABOUT 135 MI...220 KM ESE OF COZUMEL MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 INCHES
Surveillance
data from the NOAA G-IV aircraft suggest that Delta's circulation
does not extend as markedly into the upper troposphere as one would
expect for a major hurricane.
SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...19.5N 85.1W
ABOUT 135 MI...220 KM ESE OF COZUMEL MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 INCHES
Surveillance
data from the NOAA G-IV aircraft suggest that Delta's circulation
does not extend as markedly into the upper troposphere as one would
expect for a major hurricane.
CentralALWX
Member
Clayton
Member
Watching Delta go from potentially a CAT 5 super hurricane to this is disappointing tbh. Don't wish harm on anyone in it's path but I was hoping to see it's full, explosive potential. Now I'm not that interested at all anymore smh. Maybe it'll restrengthen, but still. The original thrill is gone. Hope someone can relate haha
Brent
Member
Not so fast there's now a 20 mile wide eye and while the pressure did go up into the 970s it's now dropping again lol
This is a strange hurricane
This is a strange hurricane