Georges, and earthquakes

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     Jack asked:
     ...People refer to hurricanes "coming ashore" with incredibly tight 
     tolerances as in the quotes above. Isn't your typical large hurricane 
     (like Georges) a couple hundred miles across? How can you say it came 
     ashore at any one place? Doesn't it pretty much hit land everywhere 
     along a hundred miles of coastline?
     and my answer is:
     YES, it hits the coast across a broad front, but the "eye" or center 
     of the hurricane is relatively narrow, only about a mile or two. Just 
     like the epicenter of an earthquake can be pinpointed, even tho it is 
     felt across hundreds of miles.
     
     Alfa content:
     It was a beautiful day yesterday in the Sonoma county wine country, 
     and my wife and I took a great ride over some back roads to enjoy the 
     sun, the scenery, the Alfa, and each other's company. This is what our 
     cars were made for!
     Len 

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