Forecaster Colby wrote:Delta should become a hurricane just based on the wind field. If it's moving 340^2 * pi square miles of air now, and it contracts to, say, 170^2 * pi, than it'll need to move the air it IS moving four times faster. I don't think we'll see the full effect because this doesn't take into account winds below T.S. force, but even so, only a 30-40% increase is needed.
If it were only that simple . . .