Thursday, September 22, 2005
Stadium Effect
From a true weather geek's Wunderground blog (highly recommended), proof that some things can bring forth poetry even from Air Force Reserve flyers of hurricane recon craft:
Just for the record, the lowest (=worst) air pressure ever recorded in the eye of a hurricane was 888mb, in Gilbert of unlamented memory. This one is on track to overtake it.
Oh, and the ground fog tonight (2:30 a.m.) is so thick that I can barely see the cotton field across the road, but straight overhead is as clear as a bell. The moon is waning. Mars is exceptionally bright at the moment.
The centaurs would no doubt have thoughts on the matter, but you know how they hate to make predictions.
RECON Report - 898mb - Max FLT LVL Wind 165Kts (175mph sustained surface) and the following comments from the crew:
FREQUENT LIGHTNING
MODERATE TURBULENCE IN EYEWALL
EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE STADIUM EFFECT IN MOONLIGHT
Just for the record, the lowest (=worst) air pressure ever recorded in the eye of a hurricane was 888mb, in Gilbert of unlamented memory. This one is on track to overtake it.
Oh, and the ground fog tonight (2:30 a.m.) is so thick that I can barely see the cotton field across the road, but straight overhead is as clear as a bell. The moon is waning. Mars is exceptionally bright at the moment.
The centaurs would no doubt have thoughts on the matter, but you know how they hate to make predictions.
