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UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of the north and west hemisphere
This is two hours after the last entry and image 2. Matthew is still changing the condition of the water vapor air mass from the east Pacific to the eastern shore of North America. The GOES East Satellite below relates the same story.
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UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of the north and west hemisphere.
But, now look at Matthew.
The two lobes still remain strong and stable, but, the bands are huge and wide and increasing in water vapor content. The trailing bands are now reaching back to the Lesser Antilles. The people of St. Lucia believed the worst was over after Matthew passed,but, now the bans are reaching them again and probably kicking up the sea again.
12 hours later it looks like this:
October 3, 20160430.21z
UNISYS Water Vapor of the GOES East satellite.
There appears to be a three lobed system. It is not only a three lobed system, it is tighter and better defined than 12 hours previous.
Matthew is becoming a stronger and stronger storm and is now a sustained Category 4 hurricane. AND. The central pressures are continuing to drop every two to three hours. Currently, Matthew is at 943 millibars of pressure. It was at 945 millibars for nine hours and previous to that it was 947 millibars for 6 hours and previous to that it was 940 millibars. What? 940? What?
I'll be darn Matthew sustained 940 millibars for over nine hours when it was a two lobed system.
So what gives with giant in the Caribbean?
Oscillation. The 'breathing' of the hurricane was consistent at 940 millibars, but, then it relaxed. It let it's periphery expand. Right? Soaking up more and more water vapor from the air mass system that was once believed going to direct Matthew north, but, it that isn't what happened. Matthew inhaled the water vapor and now is beginning to contract finding more and more velocity to lower it's central pressure once again.
I want to take a look at the hemispheric satellite now.
