Bgator wrote:I see a continued west track to, just because of our cruddy internet doesnt mean people dont have there opinions....
You can certainly have your opinions, but without the tools to precisely analyze the center on satellte and calculate speed/heading, you may draw the wrong conclusions from satellite loops. You have to remember that when you look at a satellite image, you're looking at a 3-dimensional column of air that may be 10 miles high. Clouds may be moving in different directions at different levels above the surface, and it's not easy to only follow clouds at the same level to estimate a center position or true movement. The weaker a storm is, the harder it is, too. From what I see on satellite this evening, finding Helene's center won't be hard in the near future.
Even the pros here and at the NHC were disagreeing (not arguing) on the position today. If you can't tell where the center is, you can't estimate movement very well.