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Subject: A12) What is a moat in a hurricane ?
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Contributed by Frank Marks
The term "moat" usually refers to the region between
the eyewall and an outer rainband, such as a secondary eyewall
rainband (see the image above). The moat is the relatively
light rain region between the rainband and the eyewall.
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