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Over the next few days we should see Isaac begin to dissipate but it’s been a long ride with this system dumping 10-20 inches of rain over LA, MS, AL and this is extending northwards into the areas which need the rain badly. The next 2-3 days will see some decent rains push into the Midwest and […]
The timing of a storm intensifying into a fully fledged hurricane can mean the difference between a hit on the US or it remaining a fish storm with a recurve over the western or even central Atlantic depending on positioning and weaknesses within the Mid-Atlantic ridge. As with Isaac, I believed this thing would remain weak […]
Hurricane Isaac continues to hold an impressive structure on radar and satellite presentation despite making not one but two landfalls along the Louisiana coast. The warm, moist, swampy land down across far southern Louisiana and slow forward speed in the single digits with a period in which it stalled, drifted west and hugged the coast, all […]
It would appear from the latest satellite presentation that Isaac’s eye is trying to become better organised right at the point it looks s as though it’s coming ashore on the southeastern tip of Louisiana. The warm, marshy terrain down here would suggest little weakening for some time yet and it wouldn’t surprise me if […]
Well interestingly, Isaac above all places to get it’s true act together is as it’s coming shore along the Louisiana coast. It’s officially an 80 mph Category 1 Hurricane but recent dropsonde measurements have confirmed the system is intensifying with pressures down to 971mb and may in fact continue falling before the center comes onshore […]
Isaac Has Had A Whole Host Of Problems To Contend With Well Isaac has just been declared a 75 mph, category 1 hurricane despite the look of one over the past 12 hours with an eye and eyewall feature with substantial convection circling this inner core. The issue has been that although winds aloft (at flight level) have been supporting […]
After a few hours sleep I’m back up and was half expecting to see a hurricane declared and a healthier looking storm, however, I am seeing little difference from when turning this computer off. The only difference to me is that it’s closer to the Gulf Coast and the dry air is shaving off convection on […]
For days now, Isaac has been fighting either shear, dry air or both. All day, there has been slow improvement in the system’s overall appearance with a better and better core showing. Pressure has been slowly falling and is now down to 981mb but official winds remain at 70 mph. This will be upgraded by the […]
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