CAT 5 Hurricane Dean - Archived threads

[sevenleft]

Latest METAR Observation(s) for: MKJP
MKJP
The most recent METAR observation from MKJP in our system was generated at the source at:

2007/08/19 23:00 UTC

The observation is:

MKJP 192300Z E11099OO180KT 0KM BKN008 BKN010CB OVC080 24/24 Q0998

Sounds like the wind sensor is whacked.

[Scorpion]

The station must be malfunctioning now as it apparently measured a 180 KT gust

[tallywx]

Latest METAR Observation(s) for: MKJP
MKJP
The most recent METAR observation from MKJP in our system was generated at the source at:

2007/08/19 23:00 UTC

The observation is:

MKJP 192300Z E11099OO180KT 0KM BKN008 BKN010CB OVC080 24/24 Q0998

oh c'mon! they must have one of those faulty hot-wire anemometers like you see at military bases here in the U.S. (e.g. the 200+ wind gust in Biloxi from 1998 Hurricane Georges)

[Aquawind]

Don't forget the Mountain interaction enhancing some winds and all of the water flowing down to the coastline...not good.

[Tom8]

Looking at the vis loop, it seems that Dean's windfield might be expanding again? The outflow seems much larger in the last few frames. Is that a correct assumption from what we're seeing?

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t1/sloop-vis.html

Is growing , yes it is correct obserwation .

[Cryomaniac]

The station must be malfunctioning now as it apparently measured a 180 KT gust

Surely that's just about possible?

[Weatherfreak14]

Wow, i would hate to be in Kingston right now, but the worst will pass to the south. Thank god for that, but still bad enough.

[aguaviva]

Derek there is a report from Kingston of a 180K gust. Is that possible in your view?

[Derek Ortt]

the cat 3 was believable.. the 180KT almost certainly is not (especially since the sustained winds were 99KT

[Bane]

The station must be malfunctioning now as it apparently measured a 180 KT gust

well, 180 kts would be 207 mph. you never know.

[HURAKAN]

Sorry guys but I will not be able to do the graphics for this mission. Today we're celebrating my mom's birthday and the whole family is here.

Later!

[sau27]

again if this massive high is buildng in why are the temps here in houston at least supposed to be in the low 90s which is normal and not in the 100's as they were when the high was over us

Higher dewpoints keeping temperatures down? I have no idea, not that it's really relevant to Dean.

well if High pressure = above avg temps and those arnt there that doesnt add up to me
if the high isnt as strong there that does affect dean

im no pro and i may be missing something but that doesnt add up all they way to me

[LeeJet]

The 180 kt gust may have been a tornado.

[Brent]

TWC just said Kingston was seeing winds sustained at 114mph with gusts to 138mph!

WOW, and they are not even in the worst part of the storm. That SW tip is getting absolutely nailed.

[Derek Ortt]

the 180KT is a pile of elephant dung if you ask me... but the sustained cat 3 is likely real UNLESS Kingston took a tornado

[deltadog03]

Don't know if it will every make "official" landfall, but its very very close. Side note... the ULL looks to have slowed a bit as well!

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Remember this has a outter eye wall that go's out like 20 miles from the center point(eye pressure min) making it 40 miles wide on last recon. So it is not out of the possible this sucker is going right over them or very close. A 145-150 mph hurricane can have gust to 170-180 mph.

[Pebbles]

Power 106 is saying they are watching the zinc roofing of one building by them tearing away and tiles flying off another roof

[Starburst]

On this view it looks like he is getting some deeper convection (black areas)
http://weather.hawaii.edu/satellite/satanim.cgi?chnl=uw4&domain=amr&period=720&incr=30&rr=900&banner=uhmet&satplat=goes12&overlay=off

[tolakram]

Probably the last visible of the night.