The WunderMap I'm looking at appears that this hurricane is moving

monmouth

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Sat Aug-27-11 10:58 PM
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The WunderMap I'm looking at appears that this hurricane is moving

more westward into deep Pennsylvania and slower moving north. Am I reading it right? Way inland while the coast along Jersey seems to be seeing the end of it as it heads north west..

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Drale

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Sat Aug-27-11 11:02 PM
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1. Because Hurricanes are spinning a a smaller scale then the weather around them

it is really hard to tell which why they are moving on a local radar screen. You really have to look at a loop of like the last 12-24 hours and using pressure gradients and other weather stuff.

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monmouth

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Sat Aug-27-11 11:08 PM
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3. Okay, it really looks strange. Thanks..n/t

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onehandle

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Sat Aug-27-11 11:07 PM
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2. The NWS said that the path is actually 25 miles East of projection.

This was a couple of hours ago. Still moving North/Northeast.

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Old Codger

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Sat Aug-27-11 11:08 PM
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4. NWS map

http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php

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tkmorris

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Sat Aug-27-11 11:15 PM
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5. Dover NEXRAD has the best view for now IMO

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan&prevzoom=zoom&num=6&frame=0&delay=15&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=DOX&type=N0R&showstorms=0&lat=0&lon=0&label=you&map.x=400&map.y=240&scale=1.000�erx=400�ery=240&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0&lightning=0&lerror=20&num_stns_min=2&num_stns_max=9999&avg_off=9999&smooth=0

You can see the center is still out over water just southeast of Salisbury Maryland.

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Avalux

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Sat Aug-27-11 11:19 PM
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6. It's still moving NNE. The center will jog along the coast line.

The jet stream is preventing Irene from moving westward. What you're seeing is bands moving deeper into PA, not the center itself.

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Harmony Blue

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Sat Aug-27-11 11:20 PM
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7. Basically Irene is a big, big hurricane with a massive wind field

and it is a stubborn hurricane too because it is still a cat 1, but hopefully that changes soon.

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Avalux

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Sat Aug-27-11 11:25 PM
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8. The pressure is still impressively low, which means Irene will lose strength very slowly.

Edited on Sat Aug-27-11 11:25 PM by Avalux

I am amazed at the area Irene spans - she is still affecting VA. Don't expect her to lose hurricane status until near Boston.

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Fearless

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Sat Aug-27-11 11:26 PM
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9. The heaviest thunderstorms, on the west side of the storm, are inland.

Edited on Sat Aug-27-11 11:30 PM by Fearless

The eye itself is over the water currently just offshore... It won't strengthen though, as the water isn't THAT warm. I had heard it is drifting east though.

In fact if you look at the link in post #5, you will see the eye south east of Salisbury, just off shore.

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1620rock

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Sat Aug-27-11 11:39 PM
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10. Family reports power is now out in Trenton New Jersey.

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