Hurricane Frances

Manukau heads obs · Fri 03/09/2004 09:31

Florida is in the firing line again!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 03/09/2004 18:13

Awesome picture there Brian.
Can clearly see the spiraling cirrus/cumulonimbus bands.

For USA weather I generaly use this URL. Updated 30mins.
http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/goeseastconusir.html

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Fri 03/09/2004 18:47

Awsome Hurricane one of the biggest they have had!!
If every 1 was going to go to the US to stormchase the best time would be now in florida in the Hurricane season

Or during there spring!!! Cant wait for 2006!! Thats my target to go on a trip to tornado alley!!!!

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 03/09/2004 19:13

Looks like Nassau in the Bahamas will be hit by this hurricane soon.

Hourly obs from Nassau airport here
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/MYNN.html

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Fri 03/09/2004 21:24

It looks a bad hurricane but then again most of the states dont get a crap summer like us

Manukau heads obs · Fri 03/09/2004 23:10

http://www.rockybay.com/webcam/webcam_page.htm

a bahama weather station....
power must have gone now...not updating anymore

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 04/09/2004 11:34

Nassau airport reported a gust of 96kts on its 1800Z metar this morning.
But the hurricane passed just to the north and is now out in open water heading very slowly for Florida coast.

Manukau heads obs · Sat 04/09/2004 12:55

it could get stronger again as it moves over the warm gulf stream...
there are alot of trees ready to easily break after hurricane charley only 3 weks ago, in central florida, which frances is heading for...

global warming models predicted more hurricanes....(not that i am necassirly a big believer in global warming...but the weather has seen alot of extremes lately)

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sat 04/09/2004 13:01

The weather always has extremes..ie Cyclone Gizelle in 1968.Cyclone bola in 1988,The great storm of 1936.The hurricane NW in 1975,the big elnino in 1982/83,The blizzard of Aug 1992.The weather bomb in 2002.its only the latest ones that we comment on

Believed the '50s had lots of events but wasnt around those days

Manukau heads observer wrote:global warming models predicted more hurricanes....(not that i am necassirly a big believer in global warming...but the weather has seen alot of extremes lately)

Manukau heads obs · Sat 04/09/2004 13:49

yes, i agree, but, the last few years has some lots of extremes ....

the 30's had some real extreme weather too....the great dust bowl of in amrica midwest (el nino)

Manukau heads obs · Sat 04/09/2004 14:13

http://www.accuweather.com/adcbin/int_a ... BASSETERRE

that station must have been close to the center

Manukau heads obs · Sat 04/09/2004 14:24

here is a reporting station in florida
(WM918)
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi ... e&last=120

currently it has slowed right down in its movements,....and is wobbling around a bit

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 04/09/2004 19:19

Manukau heads observer wrote:yes, i agree, but, the last few years has some lots of extremes ....

the 30's had some real extreme weather too....the great dust bowl of in amrica midwest (el nino)

EXTREMES was the keyword in Dr. Sallinger's talk here in Christchurch on Tuesday this week

JohnGaul
NZTS

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sun 05/09/2004 07:41

Florida we have a problem Frances has now landed!

Frances has also been weakened to a Category 2 storm from a Category 4! Also to note its eye is 80miles across!!

Manukau heads obs · Sun 05/09/2004 08:22

http://www.picolio.com/staticpages/inde ... therReport

shows the rain radar

its just hovering off the coast

yes, its eye is huge!
(i.e its weakening...or maybe re building?)

and sat:

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 05/09/2004 08:49

Metars from West Palm Beach Airport.
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KPBI.html

Looks like gales to severe gales at the moment.

Michael · Unread post by **Michael** » Sun 05/09/2004 09:39

Its not that much more when we are sandwiched between a high in the tasman and a deep low moving off N.Z towards the Chathams

Guess they are much severe when really close to the eye unlike our larger depressions

NZstorm wrote:Metars from West Palm Beach Airport.
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KPBI.html

Looks like gales to severe gales at the moment.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 05/09/2004 14:05

Central prerssure now 957hpa, which is not very deep for a hurricane.

This is an interesting hurricane as it is passing through a heavily populated area with an excellent observation network.

Willoughby · Unread post by **Willoughby** » Sun 05/09/2004 14:10

Looks like Saturday night will be the worst for them, with 196mm falling, and winds easing Sunday...

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sun 05/09/2004 14:25

A slow trickle of photos popping up on the net of the Hurricane! the best 1 so far

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 05/09/2004 17:40

5pm today, West Palm Beach(1am their time) has 51kts gusting 67kts. Baro 971hpa. Hvy rain.

Not a bad breeze.

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sun 05/09/2004 17:55

Also the eye of the storm has made landfall at about 5pm our time!

Exciting stuff! Whish i was in the thick of it!

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sun 05/09/2004 21:34

Just thinking about this Hurricane and I get excited!!!

The Thunderstorm warning in florida
enjoy

Manukau heads obs · Sun 05/09/2004 21:35

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/plot_met.php?s ... wgst&uom=E

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/plot_met.php?s ... pres&uom=E

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Sun 05/09/2004 21:49

Manukau heads observer wrote:http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/plot_met.php?s ... wgst&uom=E

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/plot_met.php?s ... pres&uom=E

You can tell when the eye passed!! But the worst is still ment to come!