Posted on 09/01/2007 6:57:00 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Tropical Storm Felix has formed near the South American
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| Category | Wind Speed | Barometric Pressure | Storm Surge | Damage Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Depression |
< 39 mph < 34 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Tropical Storm |
39 - 73 mph 34 - 63 kts |
Minimal | ||
| Hurricane 1 (Weak) |
74 - 95 mph 64 - 82 kts |
28.94" or more 980.02 mb or more |
4.0' - 5.0' 1.2 m - 1.5 m |
Minimal damage to vegetation |
| Hurricane 2 (Moderate) |
96 - 110 mph 83 - 95 kts |
28.50" - 28.93" 965.12 mb - 979.68 mb |
6.0' - 8.0' 1.8 m - 2.4 m |
Moderate damage to houses |
| Hurricane 3 (Strong) |
111 - 130 mph 96 - 112 kts |
27.91" - 28.49" 945.14 mb - 964.78 mb |
9.0' - 12.0' 2.7 m - 3.7 m |
Extensive damage to small buildings |
| Hurricane 4 (Very strong) |
131 - 155 mph 113 - 135 kts |
27.17" - 27.90" 920.08 mb - 944.80 mb |
13.0' - 18.0' 3.9 m - 5.5 m |
Extreme structural damage |
| Hurricane 5 (Devastating) |
Greater than 155 mph Greater than 135 kts |
Less than 27.17" Less than 920.08 mb |
Greater than 18.0' Greater than 5.5m |
Catastrophic building failures possible |
holy crap!
Been out at a bbq and just came home and saw this
In other words, it is moving in an area where winds can extend even further out...
Need some unfavorable upper level winds....
was FR just down?
Yes. I was logged in and I couldn't get here.
having all kinds of power problems in CA - isnt that where the server is?
I couldn’t get on the site either for several minutes.
It probably fainted like the rest of us after NN posted that picture of Felix the Cat 5
Yeah.
I wasn’t logged in and couldn’t post either.
Must be Bush’s fault.
I was just wondering if severe weather would occur in the area between the two storms.
Yep.
TS Henriette, though in the Pacific is projected to go through Nogales, Arizona -- which is North and West of the Projected path of Felix.
This, in terms of steering currents, may push H. Felix more to the North East once it enters the Gulf of Mexico -- meaning evacuations by oil companies, and perhaps areas of Texas and Louisiana might be in the path -- if TS Henriette acts as a force to push H. Felix North Eastward.
Point being, it is of interest to follow TS Henriette in terms of the 5 day forecast in terms of steering winds for H. Felix.
Of course, I could be totally wrong, which I hope is the case.
H. Felix turning Northeast once it enters the Gulf of Mexico is a bad scenario...
The site was down in WV as well.
Everybody post real s*l*o*w lol.
lol
Yep. They do that stuff all the time though, so they’re used to it. They do 10 to 12 hour flights in all quads of those storms, into and out of the eyewall, anywheres from FL015 to FL100. When those birds puncture the eyewall, they typically freefall about 2000’ due to difference in pressure and lift (much lower density altitude). During this time there’s no change in the altimeter reading, except for radar AGL. It’s definetly more exciting than any E-ticket ride that’s for sure.
Interesting that they aborted the flight though. NOAA’s hurricane hunters fly P-3 and G-14’s. Those P-3’s should be able to take pretty much whatever gets dished out, but them G-14’s may not be so tolerant. The G-IV’s are used typically only for high altitude weather observation though.
The AFR 53rd Wx Recon Squadron flies those Lockheed-Martin WC-130J’s. I couldn’t imagine what would cause them to abort on account of weather conditions.
I kinda wish they wouldn’t run again at 11pm. I mean, Felix has already impressed us off the charts and off the wall, we can wait til daylight for another run.
Getting hammered by ice and turbulence isn’t fun. I usually don’t see the NOAA guys in stronger hurricanes, so that’s probably a factor.
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