Intense extratropical cyclone in the far North Atlantic

[WeatherGuesser]

This isn't tropics, but I don't know where to put it since we don't have a section for the Labrador Sea.

I know it isn't a cyclone as such, but it sure looks circular.

[Alyono]

normal occluded low

[supercane4867]

Typical extratropical cyclone...Nothing to see there. We get over 50 cyclones like these for winter months every year.

[CrazyC83]

That's a very intense extratropical - almost polar - low. I know models consistently had the pressure around 940.

[TheAustinMan]

It's an extratropical low currently being analyzed at 948 mbar. Gales expand through much of the far northern Atlantic.

[WeatherGuesser]

Looked better than Ophelia did on arrival in Ireland. It just stood out like a sore thumb when I first saw it.

[AJC3]

Looked better than Ophelia did on arrival in Ireland. It just stood out like a sore thumb when I first saw it.

I tried to scale these as equally as I could. Ex-Ophelia is on the left, obviously. Impressive XTCs

[WeatherGuesser]

I swear that's wrapped up to the point there could almost be an eye if we had a better viewing angle. Any word on winds?

[WeatherGuesser]

Looking at G Earth it doesn't look like much this morning. All opened up and spread out.

But now I see something in Hudson Bay, no where near as remarkable however.

[AJC3]

I swear that's wrapped up to the point there could almost be an eye if we had a better viewing angle. Any word on winds?

ASCAT has shown at least 50KT winds, however hurricane force looks like a cinch to me.