From the National Hurricane Center:
THIS SPECIAL ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUED TO REFLECT THAT SERGIO HAS INTENSIFIED TO 85 KNOTS. THIS IS BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PINHOLE EYE AND OBJECTIVE DVORAK-T-NUMBERS. THE INTENSITY FORECAST HAS BEEN A CONSERVATIVELY ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY AND THE INITIAL AND 12 HOUR WIND RADII HAVE BEEN EXPANDED. NO CHANGE IN FORECAST TRACK IS INDICATED.
Sergio is, apparently, a late season rapid intensifier....and a lot of the models suggest that its burst has only begun (it's currently at Cat2). Yikes.
November 16, 2006, UPDATE: Sergio's rapid intensification did not ultimatley get much higher than 95 knots, not quite Category 3 strength...and it has now weakened again. False alarm I guess.
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Chris,
Am I wrong for expecting to see posts that focus on, "...issues at the intersection of science and politics..." at this blog?
What's with all the weather reports? I know that weather (particularly hurricanes and tropical storms) have been discussed in the political arena but this post was just a report from NOAA.
Where's the intersection?
Chris, how come you're not pimping your Discover Magazine article? Thank you for that, I quite enjoyed it.
Wow. Some odd comments.
One, I've never written for discover magazine.
Two, I've explained in the past not only that the blog is on hiatus now as I finish my hurricane book, but that I *am* doing a hurricane book, and so of course I blog about that subject. There are no rules as to content. I follow my interests.
oops, sorry chris, I appologize... you may delete my comment if you want (dont' ask)
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