Hurricane Eye And Windfield Size

[Ptarmigan]

I wonder if a hurricane has a larger eye, the larger the windfield it will be? Also would the eyewall be larger?

[vbhoutex]

I really am not an authority on this, but at one time Wilma had a tiny eye and a very large windfield of hurricane strength winds. Katrina had an average sized or maybe slightly small eye for the size hurricane she was and she had a very large hurricane force wind field, which helped to contribute to her high and far reaching surge. So I guess my answer would be that the two are not necessarily related in a fashion that one would grow with the other or vice versa.

[wxmann_91]

Nope. Eye size has no relationship with windfield size.

OTOH, it can determine the stability of the inner core of a TC.