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Rapid Intensification Threat from Karl, Erosion of Igor's Eyewall
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Hurricane Karl held his structure together amazingly well while crossing the Yucatan, and now that he is over open water, intensification has resumed. However, the big question is how much stronger Karl will get before landfall. The NHC is calling for a Category 2 Hurricane by landfall. I'm predicting slightly higher, a Category 3 Major Hurricane. Here's why:
As I mentioned earlier, Karl had very good structure coming off of the Yucatan, and it has only improved since then. The latest Microwave...
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An Eyewall Replacement Cycle of Major Hurricane Igor
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It appears that Igor did have an Eyewall Replacement Cycle through the night of the 13th and into the 14th, and it did catch the NHC off guard. It was a rather subtle one, but it affected Igor's strength the same. Here are some 85GHz Microwave passes to show it's evolution:
SSMIS Pass @ 2245 UTC September 12th: Hurricane Igor is rapidly intensifying and screams past the threshold for a category 4 hurricane and threatens category 5. At this time, Igor's core is amazingly cons...
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