Will Gamma be upgraded to a hurricane?

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Will Gamma be upgraded to Hurricane on post-season?

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Will Gamma be upgraded to a hurricane?

#1 Postby Ryxn » Mon Oct 05, 2020 11:11 am

I think it has a good shot for a post-season upgrade especially since its pressure was an unusually low 980 mb which is 14 mb lower than "Hurricane" Nana's 994 mb. It was also rapidly strengthing until landfall.

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Re: Will Gamma be upgraded to a hurricane?

#2 Postby ElectricStorm » Mon Oct 05, 2020 11:15 am

If it was up to me I would downgrade Nana and upgrade Gamma. But we'll have to see what NHC does.
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Re: Will Gamma be upgraded to a hurricane?

#3 Postby Kazmit » Mon Oct 05, 2020 11:28 am

Most definitely.
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Re: Will Gamma be upgraded to a hurricane?

#4 Postby TheStormExpert » Mon Oct 05, 2020 2:35 pm

Someone should make a poll for this, but I say yes most definitely! It had an eye-like feature at landfall on the Yucatán.
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Re: Will Gamma be upgraded to a hurricane?

#5 Postby cycloneye » Mon Oct 05, 2020 3:38 pm

Made a poll that will close on October 10 at 4:37 PM EDT.
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Re: Will Gamma be upgraded to a hurricane?

#6 Postby Hammy » Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:11 pm

Voted yes. Not sure if they will or not but it certainly should be.
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Re: Will Gamma be upgraded to a hurricane?

#7 Postby CyclonicFury » Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:13 pm

I'm not completely sure. NHC is often hesitant to make upgrades by a full category unless there is conclusive evidence to support it. A few hours before landfall, a recon plane found 68 kt flight level winds with a maximum SFMR value of 57 kt. This does not support hurricane strength, but the pressure kept falling until landfall.

I haven't found any surface observations that support hurricane strength, but it is rare to see sustained hurricane force winds with a minimal hurricane on land.
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Re: Will Gamma be upgraded to a hurricane?

#8 Postby northjaxpro » Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:08 am

Absolutely yes!!
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