Pre-Landfall Intensification Phenomenon

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Pre-Landfall Intensification Phenomenon

#1 Postby adelphi_sky » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:48 pm

Just wondering if anyone has data on the ratio of hurricanes intensifying just before landfall to those that weaken just before landfall. Time of day, time of season, terrain, etc. It seems we have had a number of storms rapidly intensify before landfall. Alex, Gaston, Charley, and now Ivan (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on these. I can't remember if Frances intensified or weakened.
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#2 Postby mascpa » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:49 pm

Frances weakened from a cat 4 to a cat 2 (thankfully!)
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#3 Postby gkrangers » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:49 pm

Frances weakened a fair amount.
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#4 Postby dennis1x1 » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:51 pm

andrew, hugo strengthened...

lili, opal weakened..
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#5 Postby KWT » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:51 pm

BUT just before landfall France got stronger and mre organised again.
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#6 Postby mascpa » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:54 pm

KWT - I have not read that anywhere but I will agree she did intensify a little bit before landfall which I attribute to crossing the gulfstream at such a painstakingly slow pace.
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#7 Postby Guest » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:55 pm

I think Floyd Weakened then strengthened
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#8 Postby Guest » Wed Sep 15, 2004 1:58 pm

I believe they read their history and climatetology books before making their moves. Unfornately a few a slow readers.
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#9 Postby Bane » Wed Sep 15, 2004 2:01 pm

I think Floyd Weakened then strengthened


If I remember, I think he was still slowly werakening when he made landfall, if not maintaining.
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#10 Postby gkrangers » Wed Sep 15, 2004 2:05 pm

KWT wrote:BUT just before landfall France got stronger and mre organised again.
I think Frances got better organized as it was making landfall...it defnitely maintained or marginally increased in strength, but it got better organized.
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#11 Postby canegrl04 » Wed Sep 15, 2004 2:05 pm

Charley jumped to a cat 4 in less than an hour before landfall.He was predicted to be cat 3 at landfall
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