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Ivan has become annular ...

#1 Postby Stormsfury » Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:38 pm

Ok, Ivan does NOT have the look of Isabel, BUT Ivan has once again ... become annular ...

Ivan does have the large eye and NO apparent banding features ... not the perfect looking "donut", but I'm hungry for some Krispy Kreme...

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/GMEX/IR4/20.jpg
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Re: Ivan has become annular ...

#2 Postby yoda » Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:40 pm

Stormsfury wrote:Ok, Ivan does NOT have the look of Isabel, BUT Ivan has once again ... become annular ...

Ivan does have the large eye and NO apparent banding features ... not the perfect looking "donut", but I'm hungry for some Krispy Kreme...

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:roflmao: :roflmao: (about the Krispy Kreme Donuts...)
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#3 Postby Guest » Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:41 pm

yum yum... :P
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Re: Ivan has become annular ...

#4 Postby Canelaw99 » Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:47 pm

Stormsfury wrote:... not the perfect looking "donut", but I'm hungry for some Krispy Kreme...

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/GMEX/IR4/20.jpg

C'mon now - that's just cruel! :grrr: I was born in the birthplace of Krispy Kreme, and I devour them every time I go home to visit my parents....BUT....I'm not able to get them regularly because the closest KK to me is in North Miami - over 30 min. away (with good traffic). And no, the ones in the grocery stores are NOT as good....why you gotta bring up KK at a time like this??? :wink:
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#5 Postby HurricaneGirl » Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:47 pm

Krispy Kreme's Rock!
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#6 Postby Innotech » Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:50 pm

Krispy Kreme isnt a real donut. Our local favorite Meche's is a real donut. Anyway, I agree Ivan has been very annular looking on radar.
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#7 Postby JQ Public » Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:55 pm

Annular means donut shaped and less banding...what else does annular mean with regard to strength impact etc?!
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#8 Postby birdwomn » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:03 pm

Krispy Kreme is the BEST! and Ivan is looking very much like one. Wonder if the HOT Doughnuts sign will be flahsing in Pensacola tomorrow? Doubtful. :cry:
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#9 Postby Rob Beaux » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:05 pm

I second the Meches...grad school in Lafayette, LA is fattening.

Now I know what annular is.
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#10 Postby Stormsfury » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:09 pm

JQ Public wrote:Annular means donut shaped and less banding...what else does annular mean with regard to strength impact etc?!


This article (PDF file) was written on annular hurricanes ... pretty technical stuff, though ... and today, apparent Rossby waves were apparent just before the transition to the more "donut" look to Ivan ... last year's Isabel's mesovorticies (Rossby Waves) were readily apparent ...

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~kossin/articl ... arhurr.pdf
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#11 Postby Stormsfury » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:11 pm

The case studies that I've seen that have annular hurricanes featured have been at LEAST CAT 4 ...

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#12 Postby Innotech » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:15 pm

birdwomn wrote:Krispy Kreme is the BEST! and Ivan is looking very much like one. Wonder if the HOT Doughnuts sign will be flahsing in Pensacola tomorrow? Doubtful. :cry:


lol. sorry but if youve only had Krispy Kreme, you havent had a really good Donut. KKs are too sugarcoated and thick. Meches are nice and airy and perfectly sugared. Oh man Im hungry :lol:
Back to the storm though. Ivan is a very impressive and intense sucker. He is certainly close to, if not annular, and I personally bleieve this is why he has remained so strong his entire life. Hes always been very well organized and thus extremely susceptible to rapid intensification.
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#13 Postby calidoug » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:21 pm

I think they said they average 108 kts, which is CAT 3
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#14 Postby Ivanova » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:24 pm

ANNULAR HURRICANES = large hurricanes with LARGE eyes
that hold high intensity for long periods of time :eek:


Ivan... all dressed up and no where to go ??... Or ?????


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#15 Postby spaceisland » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:26 pm

Now the eye is narrowing... becoming elongated, as indicated by close-up radar of 120Z... almost like it is trying to get ready to fit into Mobile Bay!
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#16 Postby yoda » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:26 pm

Innotech wrote:
birdwomn wrote:Krispy Kreme is the BEST! and Ivan is looking very much like one. Wonder if the HOT Doughnuts sign will be flahsing in Pensacola tomorrow? Doubtful. :cry:


lol. sorry but if youve only had Krispy Kreme, you havent had a really good Donut. KKs are too sugarcoated and thick. Meches are nice and airy and perfectly sugared. Oh man Im hungry :lol:
Back to the storm though. Ivan is a very impressive and intense sucker. He is certainly close to, if not annular, and I personally bleieve this is why he has remained so strong his entire life. Hes always been very well organized and thus extremely susceptible to rapid intensification.


I'll be right back, Dunkin Donuts is calling... (its the closest donut place around...) :eek: :D
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#17 Postby SootyTern » Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:45 pm

Country's best donuts are from the Tatonut shop in Ocean Springs MS.
Let's hope it's still there tomorrow...
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