HOW FAR NORTH?????

[BUD]

Do we really know how far north he will go if it turns N

[Josephine96]

Really I guess the farthest north he could go would be the Florida Panhandle or so..?

[quickychick]

Bud, are you asking whether it could go through Florida and hit SC or not?

[BUD]

could it hit florida and go to GA/SC/NC

[rtd2]

qoute"Really I guess the farthest north he could go would be the Florida Panhandle or so..?

[Josephine96]

LMAO.. The lightbulb went off in my head

[cswitwer]

How far inland (ie. due north of say, some place in LA or AL) could hurricane force winds actually go?

When I was in Austin TX we experienced the remnants of a weak Houston hurricane-- but those 'remnants' were quite vicious. Could a hurricane track straight north say, 200 miles... 500... more??

Just curious how strong they can remain once they are a) off the water and b) away from tropical moisture

Thanks

[quickychick]

How far inland (ie. due north of say, some place in LA or AL) could hurricane force winds actually go?

When I was in Austin TX we experienced the remnants of a weak Houston hurricane-- but those 'remnants' were quite vicious. Could a hurricane track straight north say, 200 miles... 500... more??

Just curious how strong they can remain once they are a) off the water and b) away from tropical moisture

Thanks

Camille had hurricane force winds all the way up to near Winona, MS:
http://www.weather.unisys.com/hurricane ... /track.gif

Try this link for inland winds:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutmeow.shtml

Click on any number inside the Gulf Coast matrix for a graphic. For instance, this would be the inland winds possible for a Cat 5 moving foward at 24 knots:



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[cswitwer]

Thanks for the very cool info, Quickychick... and how quick you are!

[Josephine96]

So if I read that right.. 110 mph plus winds could be felt here..

Catastrophic in the making perhaps

[quickychick]

So if I read that right.. 110 mph plus winds could be felt here.. :eek:

Catastrophic in the making perhaps :eek:

IF (big IF) the storm was 135 knots and moving forward at 24 knots, and hit that particular section of Florida coastline, yes. But that seems very rare.

[MBryant]

I know it is rare, but I seem to recall a TS that hit the northern gulf coast, diminished to a depression, and then built back to a TS as it moved NNE over the Carolinas dumping massive quantities of rain.

[MBismyPlayground]

OUCHIE looking at that map really is beginning to hurt. And not just in Fl. Seems if this monster stays this strong the whole SE is gonna be hurting, AGAIN.

[quickychick]

Well, I think it's just a representation of what the winds would be like if the hurricane hit in those respective coastlines. I.E. if it hit Texas, the wind envelope would not be valid for Florida...only for the immediate coastal area of landfall and a smaller radius of points inland. At least that's how I read it.

But sometimes, I am an idiot and get it wrong

[Brent]

could it hit florida and go to GA/SC/NC

Yes. See Charley.

[Brent]

It won't be moving at 24 kt. That's 30 mph. Charley was a rare-fast mover(20-22 mph). 15 mph is much more normal.

[MBismyPlayground]

could it hit florida and go to GA/SC/NC

Yes. See Charley.