On 22 Sep 2006 03:27:54 -0700, "BlueLightning"
wrote:

Very interesting latest discussion from NHC
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...SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE GFDL MODEL STRENGTHENS THE EXTRATROPICAL-
HELENE CIRCULATION TO 108 KT BY 72 HOURS. WHILE THE INTENSIFICATION
PROCESS IS LIKELY BEING OVERDONE BY THE MODEL OVERDONE...IT IS
LIKELY A REASONABLE INDICATOR THAT HELENE WILL EVOLVE INTO A
FORMIDABLE EXTRATROPICAL LOW...PROBABLY STRONGER THAN THE
EXTRATROPICAL-GORDON CIRCULATION DID YESTERDAY.

I ... hope the GFDL model overcooked that.

108KT Extra-Tropical Storm....

Maybe Gordon was only the warm-up !!

But the current track forecast is for it to pass midway between NW
Ireland and Iceland....

--
Dave