Jimena Still Growing; Cat 4
Posted by
CX on 8/30/2009, 10:35 am
From the 11am EST...
""SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JIMENA
IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES...110 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB...27.99 INCHES.""
Her eyewall is thick and intense on microwave imagery. I forsee a borderline Cat 4/5 out of this thing. She's a monster. |
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Jimena Erupting Over The EPAC -
CX,
8/29/2009, 10:49 am- EWRC Over --> Raw T# Heading South - JAC, 8/31/2009, 8:59 am
- Very Interesting TRMM Overpass - JAC, 8/31/2009, 8:39 am
- Recon this afternoon - JAC, 8/31/2009, 6:34 am
- Still just a moderate core temp. - JAC, 8/30/2009, 9:51 pm
- 2nd EWRC starting up - JAC, 8/30/2009, 9:48 pm
- Hi-Reso link - Doorman, 8/30/2009, 12:06 pm
- Re: Jimena Erupting Over The EPAC - Chris in Tampa, 8/30/2009, 12:03 pm
- Major Cloud-Base Expansion - CX, 8/30/2009, 11:18 am
- Jimena Still Growing; Cat 4 - CX, 8/30/2009, 10:35 am
- Cat3 Mexico Under-the-Gun - JAC, 8/30/2009, 8:28 am
- 11pm - Still 90 Kts; Tracking Right of 5pm Guidance - CX, 8/29/2009, 10:47 pm
- Probability of RI at 69% - JAC, 8/29/2009, 10:43 pm
- Core Temp - JAC, 8/29/2009, 5:11 pm
- Just goes to show what overshooting Cu-Nim's can do - JAC, 8/29/2009, 5:02 pm
- Eyewall - JAC, 8/29/2009, 4:59 pm
- CDO on the ADT Bulls-eye - JAC, 8/29/2009, 4:57 pm
- Maybe a problem for Baja - JAC, 8/29/2009, 4:54 pm
- Now Cat2 - JAC, 8/29/2009, 4:48 pm
- 11am EST Discussion - CX, 8/29/2009, 10:54 am
- Images - CX, 8/29/2009, 10:51 am
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