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This is Freaky.

#1 Postby Jim Cantore » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:46 pm

Nothing more then freaky, tell me they don't look alike. I like when this happens, when storms mimic shapes of past storms.

http://www.atmos.umd.edu/~stevenb/hurr/99/floyd/floyd124.n12.sep15_2222.gif

http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g318/HurricaneSeason2006/Ernesto/?action=view&current=FloydJR.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1
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#2 Postby webke » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:47 pm

You Caught my attention, I just hope it doesn't stall.
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#3 Postby huricanwatcher » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:47 pm

ok.... thats not good... no no no
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#4 Postby JtSmarts » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:47 pm

VERY similar except Floyd had a more well-defined eye, as he should have beint a Cat 2.
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#5 Postby UpTheCreek » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:47 pm

'sho 'nuff do! Although Floyd looks a "bit" more defined! General field shape sure looks the same though!
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#6 Postby huricanwatcher » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:48 pm

ok.... thats not good... no no no
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#7 Postby Jim Cantore » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:48 pm

UpTheCreek wrote:'sho 'nuff do! Although Floyd looks a "bit" more defined! General field shape sure looks the same though!


All I was referring to was shape. Ernie is no Floyd by a longshot.
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#8 Postby Cyclenall » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:50 pm

They both look the same in size and shape except Floyd is a bit larger. The major difference is the eye and CDO.
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#9 Postby Jim Cantore » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:52 pm

Cyclenall wrote:They both look the same in size and shape except Floyd is a bit larger. The major difference is the eye and CDO.


And Floyds windfield was just a "Bit" bigger.
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#10 Postby senorpepr » Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:59 pm

Yup... both look like tropical cyclones.
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#11 Postby Jim Cantore » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:01 pm

senorpepr wrote:Yup... both look like tropical cyclones.


lol Senor. Both look like very elongated tropical systems.
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#12 Postby oceancounty » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:26 pm

I don't like the way that looks :eek:
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#13 Postby angelwing » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:29 pm

Looks like a ghostprint, I no like it either :eek:
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