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I wonder what is the highest wind speed possible in a hurricane in the current condition?

Ptarmigan wrote:I wonder what is the highest wind speed possible in a hurricane in the current condition?

Ohhh... that's a question with really no answer. It's sort of like asking, "how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"

senorpepr wrote:
Ohhh... that's a question with really no answer. It's sort of like asking, "how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"

I guess based on how fast Earth rotates, pressure gradients, and SST, I would say around 200 mph sustained winds.

Ptarmigan wrote:

senorpepr wrote:
Ohhh... that's a question with really no answer. It's sort of like asking, "how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"

I guess based on how fast Earth rotates, pressure gradients, and SST, I would say around 200 mph sustained winds.

I guess that would be a descent guess. I don't see any reason to really disagree, anyway.

senorpepr wrote:

Ptarmigan wrote:I wonder what is the highest wind speed possible in a hurricane in the current condition?

Ohhh... that's a question with really no answer. It's sort of like asking, "how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"

Ptarmigan wrote:

senorpepr wrote:
Ohhh... that's a question with really no answer. It's sort of like asking, "how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"

I guess based on how fast Earth rotates, pressure gradients, and SST, I would say around 200 mph sustained winds.

That's what I have heard. I remember reading that beyond about 200mph the atmospheric pressure tends to drag it down. Mount Washington is able to get higher because it's at a higher elevation. At least, it makes sense to me.