Was it Hurricane Odette.....

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Was it Hurricane Odette.....

#1 Postby Anonymous » Sat Dec 06, 2003 7:41 pm

Odette sure looked like a hurricane at 00:15 UTC on this infrared loop:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html
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#2 Postby cycloneye » Sat Dec 06, 2003 7:49 pm

Nope not a hurricane at all.Dont be impressed by the tops colors of the clouds in infrared images because as it made landfall the orografic effects from the mountains in the DR enhance the clouds and the rain and that is why the flareup inland but the life of Odette is almost over.
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#3 Postby OtherHD » Sat Dec 06, 2003 8:05 pm

Cold cloud tops do not make a hurricane.
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Hmmm

#4 Postby george_r_1961 » Sun Dec 07, 2003 2:00 pm

I think Odette may have been real close to hurricane strength but not quite. She peaked at 65 mph just before she began interacting with land..and i doubt she got stronger after that.
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#5 Postby ColdFront77 » Sun Dec 07, 2003 7:13 pm

Odette did make "a run" at hurricane status.

Maximum sustained winds of 65 mph is 71% "into tropical storm status," using the nearest 5 mph increments. A 65 mph storm is 74% "into tropical storm status," based on the literal 39 to 74 mph range for a tropical storm.

One mile per hour represents 2.85%, with five mile per increments being 14¼%.
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