[Capt.Cook]

Sure hope that sucker hangs a right.If it comes up the slot and into the gulf its gonnna be a real bad deal for one of the gulf states.

 

[Capt.Cook]

oops wrong board

I guess I been out in the sun too long.

 

[Mont]

or not long enough It's been handled. Now make that storm go way far away from land.

 

[StinkBait]

What is a Cat 3 in the Atlantic?

 

[Blue Water Ho]

hurricane............................................................later,dave

 

[Channelcat]

Let's not rush it, it's a Cat. 1 right now, winds at 70knots. Estimate for 8/31/04 is 130 knots which will make it a three. Hopefully it will turn more north and just go away.

 

[Capt.Cook]

News

The six o clock news called it a Cat 3?????I'll take a one over a 3 any day.

 

[kenny]

I've looked at the spagetti run computer models and the majority show the storm moving just North of Haiti/Dominica then up the Eastern Florida coast and of course hitting Hattaras.(poor S*BS)
Two of the many models are very parallel and show the storm moving into Curacao.
The smart money says it tracks North but IMHO it's too early to really tell.
We'll see.

 

[Mont]

If it pops SC or NC again, those folks may not make it. One of the sites I help out with is on the Outer Banks of NC, and so far, they have been hit 3 times this year. I hope this thing heads out to sea, and dies.

 

[Channelcat]

The six o clock news called it a Cat 3?????I'll take a one over a 3 any day.

I don't even want a tropical depression. No matter what they call it or what catagory it is it ain't gonna bring anything good.

 

[Hop]

This is my favorite tracking model.
I find it follows the red line more than anything..
http://maps.wunderground.com/data/images/at200406_model.gif
--Hop

 

[Castaway Kay]

Please help me pray it doesn't go to SC area

Joey's orders got changed this morning at MEPS prior to his departure. Instead of doing his Basic in Fort Leonard Wood, MO. they sent him to Fort Jackson, SC.
He called me from Alanta, Ga. this evening when he landed. He'll be bussed in from there. He'll be there for 9 to 10 weeks, depending on how long he stays at the reception battalion. All storms go away... we don't want them in the Gulf, and the Eastern seaboard don't want them either.. just go away.

Kay

 

[Steelersfan]

Hurricane Categories

Category Wind Speed Barometric Pressure Storm Surge Damage Potential

1
(Weak)

74 - 95 mph
65 - 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

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

3
(Strong)

111 - 130 mph
96 - 113 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

4
(Very strong)

131 - 155 mph
114 - 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

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

Stinkbait,
Here is a hurricane category chart I pulled of the net for you.

Hopefully it shows up ok.

What is a Cat 3 in the Atlantic?

 

[Argo]

Anyone see that SUPER typhoon headed to indonesia earlier this week? 175mph winds. This thing took up the entire satalite image. scary as heck

 

[Argo]

this is a different image than the one I saw before on the Weather channel but it is Typhoon Chaba

http://www.nnvl.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/index.cgi?page=products&category=Year%202004%20Storm%20Events&event=Super%20Typhoon%20Chaba

 

[StinkBait]

Category Wind Speed Barometric Pressure Storm Surge Damage Potential

1
(Weak)

74 - 95 mph
65 - 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

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

3
(Strong)

111 - 130 mph
96 - 113 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

4
(Very strong)

131 - 155 mph
114 - 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

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

Stinkbait,
Here is a hurricane category chart I pulled of the net for you.

Hopefully it shows up ok.

Yeah i know that silly, i was asking which storm was a cat 3, the latest report at the time only had the storm as a cat 1, now we may be dealing with a cat 3 in a couple of days though!

 

[MEGABITE]

typical media

The six o clock news called it a Cat 3?????I'll take a one over a 3 any day.

You know how the media likes to sensationalize and exaggerate.....

MEGABITE

 

[Steelersfan]

..

Anyone see that SUPER typhoon headed to indonesia earlier this week? 175mph winds. This thing took up the entire satalite image. scary as heck

You know what is even scarier Argo, I think it has weakened a little since I last looked at it. At one point, I think it had 185 mph sustained winds with gusts to 220 mph. That is just on HUGE F4 tornado bearing down on anything in its path. Mother nature sure is powerful.