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Official Hurricane Irene Live OBS/Discussion Part III


NickD2011

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While the center is very clearly just east of the MD/DE border, obs from that area are extremely unimpressive - I cannot find a single station gusting to TS force along the coast of either state, and KWWD in Cape May County, NJ, is only reporting NE 20 G 31. I'm definitely not trying to make a broader statement about the rest of the system here, but it's just downright weird to me that winds are that weak near the center.

The strongest winds continue to be located on the backside well to the S and SW of the circulation, and I think that idea could hold as Irene continues to move up the coast.

the system is decaying even though its still impressive as a whole...the wind field I am guessing has become quite assymetric....seems to be an area of max wind gusts well out ahead of the remaining center of circulation, as well as a maxima of gusts to the southwest...have to say its windy/breezy here in SW Jersey but nothing as impressive as that first big band that spawned the tornado warnings. Also, storm surge looks to still be impressive

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Just an observation for you guys, that I know has been discussed probably...however, you are going to get raked by high winds all day tomorrow, probably for a bunch of hours even after it stops raining.

Just going on obs from Moorhead City at about midnight tonight, they had an hourly op of 30 MPH sustained AND 75 MPH gusts....very odd to see that.....I wonder if this is an Ike type situation, where even where there is no rain there is so much energy that those strong UL winds are making it to the surface?

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This isn't going to be pretty guys...I think we're on the quadrant for damaging winds.

Looks like we are. People really shouldnt be looking at Coastal Jersey and thinking that will be our conditions. They are on the western side of the storm.

The eastern side is where there are sustained winds of 60-70mph with higher gusts and thats headed right for eastern NYC and Nassau County.

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