mountains when Dennis strikes??

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mountains when Dennis strikes??

#1 Postby wxwatcher91 » Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:45 am

ignoring the advertisement on the map, :roll: you can see where the central mountains of Cuba are..
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then take a look at the current satellite
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html

Dennis may run into those mountains and weaken considerably
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#2 Postby Brent » Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:46 am

Looks like he's gonna miss them. NHC keeps it considerably stronger after Cuba now.
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#3 Postby CentralFlGal » Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:47 am

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#4 Postby GalvestonDuck » Fri Jul 08, 2005 10:18 am

Here's another decent map of Cuba...and then one of the Keys:

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#5 Postby Agua » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:02 am

Looks like it may be about to go in RIGHT into the mountains! That ought to knock hiim down a notch or 3. :Partytime: :Partytime:
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#6 Postby Scorpion » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:05 am

Not quite. Looks like its gonna go between some pretty flat terrain.
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#7 Postby vbhoutex » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:07 am

Those aren't "mountains", at least not like the mountains in Eastern Cuba or the real mountiains on Hispaniola. Don't expect those to disrupt the hurricane very much if at all.
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#8 Postby cycloneye » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:09 am

The real big mountains are in the eastern part of the island called LA SIERRA MAESTRA where some of the peaks are around 6,000 feet.
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#9 Postby baitism » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:13 am

Im not seeing the mountains you guys are talking about. Heres a terrain map of Cuba with an MSpainted path that will be pretty close to the actual track. Should split the mountains (hills).



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#10 Postby Agua » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:14 am

You guys sure know how to kill a buzz. :cry:
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#11 Postby frankthetank » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:21 am

Check out googles sat of Cuba...not much in the way of Dennis

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.01110 ... &t=k&hl=en
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#12 Postby BReb » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:23 am

From looking at the latest loops, it appears the strongest NE quadrant winds will in fact hit that hilly area. May not be mountains, but I look for it to weaken much more than if it were hitting Cuba, say, 40 miles to the west.

Glad I'm not in the town of Cienfuegos, by the way.
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#13 Postby Ground_Zero_92 » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:24 am

If dennis tracks from Cienfugos then nw close to Havana, thats all relatively flat terrain.
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#14 Postby Agua » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:26 am

Damned eye is trying to stay offshore. :(
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#15 Postby feederband » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:30 am

Looks likes it getting stronger has its going ashore man I hope there isn't anyone in that area because it probably wont be survivable.
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#16 Postby Ground_Zero_92 » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:34 am

feederband wrote:Looks likes it getting stronger has its going ashore man I hope there isn't anyone in that area because it probably wont be survivable.


Cienfuegos, Cuba is a pretty major city. It gonna slice right though the center of the island. This is a worst case for Cuba.
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#17 Postby frankthetank » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:34 am

Heres a sat image from Modis

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and Dennis currently
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#18 Postby Coredesat » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:35 am

Cienfuegos is in for one heck of a ride. Sadly, I doubt there will be much left.
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