...in addition to the spectacular cloud pattern observed on satellite...An Air Force reconnaissance plane measured 168 knots at 700 mb and estimated a minimum pressure of 884 mb extrapolated from 700mb. (normal at sea level = 1024 mb; Katrina = 902 mb at peak, 700mb ~ 2.5km level usually, I think -c) Unofficially...the meteorologist on board the ( Read more... )

Bad orca, still posting from work. Hey, at least it's a normal day today and not a disaster day like the last three.

I'm curious whether you will see the same visual I'm seeing on this shot. I giggled quite a bit when I saw this.

Anyway.

( brimstone.jpg )

Three posts in quick succession - wow, it's been a while.

( One Seph Ebonblade, etc. not-really SFW special coming right up. )

Despite our amazing ability to foretell the meteorological future, greed and sloth may have overpowered most sane efforts to plan for it.

Story of my life.

Sebastian lives south of Houston. Ranzab grew up in Galveston. And of course I grew up in southwest Houston.

Is there something that's a peculiar flavor of kinky in the water?

This may be the coolest image I've seen in a long time. It would definitely make a nice desktop for the weather geek in you. It is safe for work ( Read more... )

...Maximum sustained winds are near 175 mph...280 km/hr...

( Um, guys, this is my childhood getting targeted. )

Another interesting tropical development which is at least going to be interesting to watch shortly, re: New Orleans or Houston...

Oh, and we're running out of hurricane names, by the way. If this becomes Rita (which seems rather possible), there's all of 4 names left...

Taking a day off to rest. I don't generally let myself do that, and I probably should more often (but not too often, of course).

Another pic of Gryf's that is rubbery and yummy yummy yummy. Although part of me wants to start quoting, "I'm Sealman ( Read more... )

I don't post from work. But reading interdictor is just stunning, stunning, stunning ( Read more... )