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Old September 18th 04, 08:40 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
John Whitby John Whitby is offline
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"Brendan DJ Murphy" wrote in message
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Fascinating video. I noticed that there was a "cut" between the raging
winds and the still wind.
Im not sure if it really is as instant as the video suggests.
Brendan



Strange..I get the impression of a series of 'still' frames mixed with some
'video' sections.
The eye of a hurricane, which can be around 40 to 80 miles in diameter, is
an area of subsiding and warming air. I understand that the strongest winds
are associated with the eye-wall of massive CB clouds which surround the
eye. I would think the transition between the relative light winds of the
eye and the surrounding maelstrom occurs over a period of several minutes,
depending on the speed the hurricane is moving. I stand to be corrected by
experts....
John
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