Ivan Motion..

Sean in New Orleans · #1 Postby **Sean in New Orleans** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:15 am

...Looks to me like Ivan is moving just a touch above due West.... http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html

southerngale · #2 Postby **southerngale** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:22 am

Yeah, but we're in eclipse time now.

mdlemin · #3 Postby **mdlemin** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:24 am

It is either my eyes at the moment or I say there is not enough of an indication yet. It could be just a wobble.

Update: I maybe seeing something.

Greg · #4 Postby **Greg** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:28 am

If you look away from the image, and use you peripheral vision, you can get a better sense of direction of the overall storm.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/watl-vis-loop.html

It's still moving the same direction as far as I can see. The colors in the other images produce optical illusions when trying to get a directional.

Kind of like if you draw a straight line, tangent to a circle, the line looks curved.

Sean in New Orleans · #5 Postby **Sean in New Orleans** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:28 am

I'm just watching to see how close to the NHC track the system stays. Other than the stall, I thought the NHC was right on the money with Frances for a good while. And other than the last minute turn with Charley, I thought the NHC did an excellent job there, as well. We'll see how they fare with Ivan. I must admit, this year, I have a great deal of confidence in their forecasts and tracks.

Sanibel · #6 Postby **Sanibel** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:34 am

He's pulling-up folks...

But then again he has to or he'll hit South America...

WeatherNLU · #7 Postby **WeatherNLU** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:38 am

Do you guys have top secret access to satellites not in the eclipse right now?

anjou · #8 Postby **anjou** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:49 am

WeatherNLU wrote:Do you guys have top secret access to satellites not in the eclipse right now?

What does the 'not in the eclipse' part of that comment refer to, please? Thanks. (Not familiar with the term.)

WeatherNLU · #9 Postby **WeatherNLU** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:03 am

anjou wrote:
WeatherNLU wrote:Do you guys have top secret access to satellites not in the eclipse right now?

What does the 'not in the eclipse' part of that comment refer to, please? Thanks. (Not familiar with the term.)

Basically what I mean is that there are no sat pics available right now. There is a period of time everyday, starting at 345Z that sat pics are not available from GOES.

#10 Postby **PurdueWx80** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:05 am

The satellite is in an eclipse, as the earth is blocking the path from it's solar panels to the sun. It has to power down for a few hours during this, but it should be back up in the next hour or so. This only happens near the spring and fall equinox.

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