all opinions appreciated. here is the site,http://www.goes.noaa.gov/HURRLOOPS/huirloop.html
2007-08-15 19:14:23 · 6 answers · asked by edward m 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
just to give you guys a little info.ive lived in louisiana all my life.i went through andrew,lilli,katrina,and rita. the two latter scared me to death and i wasnt even in the direct path.im a merchant mariner so i keep a close eye on all gulf coast weather. and dont worry too much about the winds off of erin the real danger is the flooding
2007-08-15 19:57:20 · update #1
What you are probably noticing is the outflow at the upper levels of the tropical cyclone. At low levels, winds spin anticlockwise around the storm's eye and are drawn into and up the eye wall. The winds rise up through the middle of the storm and then exit at the upper levels and leave in a clockwise direction and radiate away from the center of the storm.
An schematic of this circulation can be found here:
http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter15/vertical_circ.html
2007-08-16 06:55:43 · answer #1 · answered by millercommamatt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Looks Counter Clockwise to me....
2007-08-16 02:20:55 · answer #2 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
looks clockwise to me! I'm keeping my fingers crossed this isn't too bad. I just moved (in May) to Texas and I'm freaking out! This rain has been unbelievable.
Dean looks pretty intense too! I'm keeping a real close eye on that one! Good-Luck to you!
2007-08-16 02:47:58 · answer #3 · answered by Mom of two angels 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it looks Counter-Clockwise to me but I see what you are seeing
2007-08-16 02:30:05 · answer #4 · answered by David J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's just you all tropical cyclones and tornadoes and all other cyclones spin counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
2007-08-16 11:59:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i was going to say clockwise
but who am I ? LOL
2007-08-16 02:24:48 · answer #6 · answered by JavaScript_Junkie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋