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Hurricane Patricia, strongest east pacific hurricane, set to make landfall in Mexico

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I wouldn't wish this storm on anyone but a small part of me wishes it would hit the U.S. instead only because the storm of the century may be the only thing that can convince republicans that climate change is motherfucking real! And convincing the majority party of the world's superpower is important to all of us!

You want people to die to prove a point. How well-adjusted of you.
 

Dai101

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Zabka

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I wouldn't wish this storm on anyone but a small part of me wishes it would hit the U.S. instead only because the storm of the century may be the only thing that can convince republicans that climate change is motherfucking real! And convincing the majority party of the world's superpower is important to all of us!

You mean the storm sent by God to punish America for legalizing gay marriage?
 

Ledbetter

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GAF you're making me worry, is this really dangerous for Guadalajara? The day after Tomorrow level dangerous or worst/less? I'm I already dead? Because I have like no food supplies or medicine and its just raining a little bit and I'm actually chillin here watching GT Time....

It is already raining here, but nothing unusual. I think at about 7:00 it will start raining worse, I don't know how bad. But yes, get something to prepare at least for the weekend.
 
Wow, great news. Eyewall replacement happened at just the right time and it has weakened a lot.

Flight Level Wind (30 sec. Avg.): 142 knots (163.4 mph)
Peak (10 sec. Avg.) Flight Level Wind: 144 knots (165.7 mph)
SFMR Peak (10s Avg.) Sfc. Wind: 131 knots (150.8 mph)
Extrapolated Sfc. Pressure: 902.6 mb (~ 26.66 inHg)
 

XiaNaphryz

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Wow, great news. Eyewall replacement happened at just the right time and it has weakened a lot.

Flight Level Wind (30 sec. Avg.): 142 knots (163.4 mph)
Peak (10 sec. Avg.) Flight Level Wind: 144 knots (165.7 mph)
SFMR Peak (10s Avg.) Sfc. Wind: 131 knots (150.8 mph)
Extrapolated Sfc. Pressure: 902.6 mb (~ 26.66 inHg)

Isn't there still a chance the storm can reintensify once the new eyewall establishes itself?
 
Wow, great news. Eyewall replacement happened at just the right time and it has weakened a lot.

Flight Level Wind (30 sec. Avg.): 142 knots (163.4 mph)
Peak (10 sec. Avg.) Flight Level Wind: 144 knots (165.7 mph)
SFMR Peak (10s Avg.) Sfc. Wind: 131 knots (150.8 mph)
Extrapolated Sfc. Pressure: 902.6 mb (~ 26.66 inHg)

Oh man, that's really good to hear. This thing looked to be an absolute terror a few hours ago.
 
Wow, great news. Eyewall replacement happened at just the right time and it has weakened a lot.

Flight Level Wind (30 sec. Avg.): 142 knots (163.4 mph)
Peak (10 sec. Avg.) Flight Level Wind: 144 knots (165.7 mph)
SFMR Peak (10s Avg.) Sfc. Wind: 131 knots (150.8 mph)
Extrapolated Sfc. Pressure: 902.6 mb (~ 26.66 inHg)

I would never have believed only getting hit by a 165mph storm could seem like a boon
 
Looks possible hurricane hunters have aborted eyewall penetration.

Delay in second fly through due to extremely rough first penetration.
 
Wow, great news. Eyewall replacement happened at just the right time and it has weakened a lot.

Flight Level Wind (30 sec. Avg.): 142 knots (163.4 mph)
Peak (10 sec. Avg.) Flight Level Wind: 144 knots (165.7 mph)
SFMR Peak (10s Avg.) Sfc. Wind: 131 knots (150.8 mph)
Extrapolated Sfc. Pressure: 902.6 mb (~ 26.66 inHg)
And people laughed at me when I said it had weakened. Hah. That's great.
 
Wow, great news. Eyewall replacement happened at just the right time and it has weakened a lot.

Flight Level Wind (30 sec. Avg.): 142 knots (163.4 mph)
Peak (10 sec. Avg.) Flight Level Wind: 144 knots (165.7 mph)
SFMR Peak (10s Avg.) Sfc. Wind: 131 knots (150.8 mph)
Extrapolated Sfc. Pressure: 902.6 mb (~ 26.66 inHg)


Where is that reading from it looks like they have aborted penetrating the inner core.
 
I know absolutely fuck all about hurricanes.

Does a shrunken eye mean it's gained power, or lost power?

More defined eye = more organized storm with tighter cyclone and stronger winds.

If the eye becomes less obvious and more "messy" it means the storm is weakening.
 

Tubie

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Winds are still at 190MPH as per the last advisory.

This was all expected tho, they predicted it hitting land at ~150 MPH, still a catastrophic Hurricane.
 
Where is that reading from it looks like they have aborted penetrating the inner core.

No they didn't abort. They got the pressure from the eye and then turned and sampled the northeast quadrant. Pressure has risen and windspeed has dropped.

Still a very dangerous hurricane.

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Velcro Fly

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These things always tend to weaken right before landfall on a bigger landmass. Passing over more shallow water limits the energy a little bit.

200 mph threshold though that is insane. And it was 200 mph for most of the day too.

I'm just very glad it is not a big storm. The devastation would be so much worse if the wind field was bigger.

I don't even know if it's possible for a large storm to get that strong.
 

Dai101

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Well, it just stoped raining here. Still very cloudy and cold tho'

Also, thi guy owes me a new monitor:

Melchor • hace 2 horas

Que yo sepa el Huracán más poderoso del planeta es "El Huracán Ramírez" la historia no miente.
 

AmyS

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This Hurricane seems to be like a more powerful version of Andrew, small but absolutely devastating winds & storm surge
 

pulsemyne

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Wow, great news. Eyewall replacement happened at just the right time and it has weakened a lot.

Flight Level Wind (30 sec. Avg.): 142 knots (163.4 mph)
Peak (10 sec. Avg.) Flight Level Wind: 144 knots (165.7 mph)
SFMR Peak (10s Avg.) Sfc. Wind: 131 knots (150.8 mph)
Extrapolated Sfc. Pressure: 902.6 mb (~ 26.66 inHg)

Actually the telemetry looks like they skirted the eye and bugged out of the there.
 
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