WxEnthus wrote:Recon question -- do EPAC storms get investigated by the hurricane hunters? Excuse me if that's a silly question. My first thought was that they probably don't because very rarely do they ever become a threat to the U.S. but then again, we investigate many storms in the ATL that don't appear to threaten the Eastern or Gulf U.S. coast.
Dora is looking very impressive and it's looking to be a very active season there, so I'm wondering if we ever get in situ data from any of the cyclones that form in the EPAC?
It occurs sometimes:
Here's the list of storms that I know got recon (from my memory)
2011:
Beatriz (one)
2010:
Estelle (one)
2009:
Rick (two)
Jimena (two)
Felicia (four)
Andres (one)
2008
Norbert (three)
Odile (one)
Alma (one)
2007
Henriette (two)
Flossie (five)
2006
John (three)
Lane (two)
Ioke (one)
Paul (two)
2005
Adrian (one)
2004
Javier (two)
Lester (two)
And that's all I remember
On average two or three storms a year
And here the latest images of Dora
I'd go with 95 kt right now. It will peak at 125 knts or so IMO, but refer to the NHC for official forecasts.
