[CASI-SR] RE: Hurricane Lenny

From: Jesse Ferrell (j{at}weatherwatchers.org)
Date: Wed Nov 17 1999 - 09:41:10 EST


>From the Hurricane Center:

...LENNY BECOMES A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE...THE FIFTH OF THE SEASON...NEARING THE NORTHEASTERN
CARIBBEAN ISLANDS...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 135
MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ESPECIALLY OVER UNPROTECTED SOUTH
AND WEST FACING HARBORS...

This is the key with this storm. The harbors were built mainly on those
sides of Puerto Rico *because* storms never come in from that direction,
so says TWC this morning.

Observations are available here:
http://www.weatherwatchers.org/tropical/surface/

But they are not that impressive so far.

More info and radar images (which ARE impressive!)
http://www.weatherwatchers.org/tropical/1999/16/

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Jesse Ferrell - Meteorologist/Web Dev. - j{at}weatherwatchers.org 
Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - www.weatherwatchers.org
"And here a twister comes... here comes the twister."  
--Talking Heads                           || ICQ No. 136832 ||

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