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Looks like they are beta testing the GOES-17 satellite .. Impressive resolution even when zoomed in.
http://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-17&sec=full_disk&x=3042&y=7258&z=2&im=12&ts=1&st=0&et=0&speed=130&motion=loop&map=1&lat=0&p%5B0%5D=0&opacity%5B0%5D=1&hidden%5B0%5D=0&pause=20180829154537&slider=-1&hide_controls=0&mouse_draw=0&s=rammb-slider
"GOES-17 is in the midst of a six-month checkout period. When this is complete, the spacecraft will move about 50 degrees of longitude to the west — out to sea above the Pacific Ocean — and begin its planned 15-year mission, which involves tracking weather systems and a variety of environmental hazards here on Earth, as well as monitoring solar activity and space weather."
https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/28068/web
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Hurricane Norman Status - Sunday, Sept 2nd
* Category 4
* Path is (at the moment) projected to go north of the island chain. It’s headed toward Hawaii in general, but on Thursday should it make a sharp turn to the northwest taking the storm away from all islands
* Norman will draw near Big Island on Thursday or Friday with its closest approach Friday or Saturday, at which time it’s expected to have decreased in strength to a tropical storm, 35-75 mph winds.
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In the past, I have noticed when storms take this turn north as they approach the island, they sometimes take all the moisture in a large area with them and it often results in days, weeks even of gorgeous weather albeit Kona winds.
I am looking forward to this possibility.
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Good news, mostly, on Norman this morning. Now down to Cat 2 and still expected to pass safely north of Hawaii, but predicted to pass closer (as a tropical storm) than earlier forecasts.
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The following tropical cyclone, Olivia, might get closer. At least what's left of it.
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quote:
Originally posted by TomK
The following tropical cyclone, Olivia, might get closer. At least what's left of it.
This morning, Windy forecasts Olivia's track as colliding with B.I./Maui by Tue or so.
The good part of that forecast is that we'll be on the slower side of the circulation.
Granted she's a long ways away right now.
Plus, Windy often doesn't seem to have a clue the further out it is.
But, she will bear watching anyway.
EDIT:
If it does happen as Windy thinks it will, I'm thinking that Kona might get the torrential rains and we'll be the dry side.
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Oh no Norman has increased to Cat 3 and it's super windy on the lower lower Puna coast today. I'm keeping my eye on him.
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not much hype on Norman.....I don't understand the confidence that it will suddenly take a northward path. Any one of you willing to take a shot at "why" it definitely will start tracking north tomorrow?
I'll prepare for it's arrival.....or at least tropical storm winds to be on the safe side.
