SSD dvorak T number 3.5 that is almost hurricane status

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SSD dvorak T number 3.5 that is almost hurricane status

#1 Postby cycloneye » Fri Aug 15, 2003 1:25 pm

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/positions.html

55 kts the winds as the chart shows. :darrow: :darrow:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/CI-chart.html

So ERIKA is intensifying and at 4 PM CDT winds will be bumped up.4.0 T number is hurricane status.
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#2 Postby Stormsfury » Fri Aug 15, 2003 1:34 pm

Still awaiting more RECCO observations ... so far, I think the 3.5 estimate may end up being a little high to actual conditions ... 55 mph, maybe 60 mph on the 5 pm advisory ... so far, 57 kts NE quad is the max wind found at Flight level.

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BTW, the 18 UTC tropical models are out and iniitialized at 50 kts.

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#3 Postby wxman57 » Fri Aug 15, 2003 2:11 pm

Dvorak classification will never take precedence over acrtual recon obs. The plane will have to find 75-80 kts at flight level for it to be upgraded to a hurricane. So far, 61 kts has been the max.
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#4 Postby Colin » Fri Aug 15, 2003 2:56 pm

I'm beginning to think Erika will stay BELOW Hurricane status because of it's speed, and that it is running out of time.
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