"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 among other things, on the speed the hurricane is moving.
Adam has given the main reason why the 'eye' exists, though the mechanics
are complex and still, I think, not fully understood.
As always...I stand to be corrected by experts....
John
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York,
North Yorkshire.
(Norman Virus Protected)