A betting man
It has been very interesting today listening to the radio as various hurricane "experts" have come on and offered their predictions. Wonder how many careers will be made and lost as the range is very large.
Yes, the windspeed has gone down significantly -- it is now a strong Cat. 1 where it was a strong Cat. 2 earlier today.
However, the barometric pressure is still very low so the power is there, just spread over a much larger area.
Will this 'band' grow smaller as it hits land causing windspeed to grow?
Joe Bastardi from
WeatherBell was the first one to pick its path (landfall along the Carolinas and hugging the coast north) and his prediction is that the band will condense and Irene will regain her Cat. 2 status.
Posted by DaveH at August 26, 2011 6:02 PM