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Written by Reed Timmer   
Monday, 13 September 2010 23:05
igor_satHurricane Igor remains a powerful category 4 hurricane as it continues to move due westward south of the subtropical ridge entrenched over the North Atlantic, but is expected to re-curve in the next few days and miss the Leeward Islands.  The latest NHC adivsory estimates maximum sustained winds of 120 knots in the eye wall of Hurricane Igor, down slightly from an earlier maximum of 125 knots because of a recent eye wall replacement cycle, but the new larger eye looks textbook and very crisp on water vapor.  Given the very warm ocean waters currently in the immediate path of Igor, I would not be surprised if re-intensification occurs over the next few days before the turn to the north toward Bermuda is initiated.  I'm currently in Puerto Rico waiting to deploy after a Carribean hurricane, but it looks like I'll have to settle for some bigtime wave action on the north and east side of the island by Wednesday.  I'll be posting pictures and video in a few days if the waves are intense enough, or if a deployment to Bermuda is in order!  Stay tuned for updates...
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+1 #1 JC Surfs 2010-09-14 03:52
Reed.. Now that is total dedication! Igor looks like a monster.. Julia will follow suit too.. May be out near the OBX region for the oceanic effect. If the donuts take a north turn.. the surf will be all time. Burmuda looks to be a good intercept place so far.
 
 
0 #2 smalltexan 2010-09-14 13:05
Good luck to those that will get hit by the hurricane! Hope its nothing like Katrina!!
 

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