Emilia is Rapidly Intensifying-Likely to be a Cat. 4, Maybe 5 Tomorrow

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 15:49:00 GMT

Hurricane Emilia is in a phase of rapid intensification, going from a 65 MPH tropical storm to a 100 MPH Category 2 hurricane this morning. Wind shear levels have gotten lower near her northeastern quadrant (where it was most persistent yesterday in the 20-30 kt. range) and are expected to continue to drop. Ocean temperatures are decently conductive for the time being, so there is really nothing stopping the process. Therefore, I fully expect Emilia to continue to s...
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Mon, 9 Jul 2012 00:04:00 GMT

AtlanticToday, it's very quiet in the northern Atlantic basin. There is really only one noticeable disturbance, and it's located near 14*N, 18*W, moving west at 5-10 MPH. There is a potential weak rotation with this system, but it's very disorganized and SAL air layers are through the roof for about 700 miles to the system's east. This system will only need to be watched if this circulation persists as it plugs through that dry air layer, and the chances of that are...
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Emilia is Rapidly Intensifying-Likely to be a Cat. 4, Maybe 5 Tomorrow

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