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Re: [OM] Irene (not a hurricane)

Subject: Re: [OM] Irene (not a hurricane)
From: Rand E <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:24:56 -0400
re research on line, landfall has nothing to do with hurricane 
classification.
Typical info below.
*Here's how a hurricane works*: A tropical storm begins to brew over the 
ocean. As it makes contact with warm ocean waters — if the temperature 
of the water is above 26.5 degrees Celcius (80 Fahrenheit) — the storm's 
heat and energy intensify. Winds rotate counterclockwise around a calm 
center (the "eye"). When the sustained speed of the winds reaches 74 mi 
(119 km) per hour, the storm is officially classified as a hurricane. 
(The term applies to storms which occur over the N Atlantic Ocean, the 
NE Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the S Pacific Ocean. The same 
storm occurring over the NW Pacific Ocean west of the dateline is called 
a typhoon <http://www.answers.com/topic/typhoon>; one occurring over 
Australia and the Indian Ocean is a tropical cyclone 
<http://www.answers.com/topic/tropical-cyclone>, but the winds rotate 
clockwise.)

Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/hurricane 
<http://www.answers.com/topic/hurricane#ixzz1WeT49sIv>

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Mike Lazzari wrote:
> Irene wasn't a hurricane despite all the bluster and hype. At no time 
> did it reach the required sustained wind speed of 64kt when it reached 
> land. I suspect it lost energy as it paralleled the coast just off 
> shore. This slowing and losing energy caused it to dump a lot of rain in 
> a concentrated area.
>
> Cape Hatteras (CLKN7) where the winds got to 59 kt.
> <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UyqA7qO1tN4/TlvFEgHRYQI/AAAAAAAAE3c/jdYfuUawvos/s1600/plot_met.php.png>
>
> Or buoy 36, south of Cape Hatteras over the water...only got to 49 kt there.
> <http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oJsyEttIV_g/Tlured-2lqI/AAAAAAAAE3U/eiiVMr9dUWs/s1600/plot_met.php.png>
>
> Mike
>   
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