Factors for intensification...

[frederic79]

I've been looking for some time trying to locate these (factors for rapid intensification). Can anybody confirm their accuracy. Are they the ingredients needed to produce an intense hurricane? It appears some of these already exist with 96L.

1- Upper Tropospheric Anticyclone enhancing outflow
2- Abundant cumulus convection
3- Strong LLC
4- Light or non-existent vertical wind sheer
5- SST's higher than 28.5 degree C
6- Reasonable forward speed (not Earl at 25 mph!)
7- Warm, moist environment; absence of dry air

I'll add to that a- absense of land interaction b-warm ocean eddys.
I welcome your comments.

[Brent]

I've been looking for some time trying to locate these (factors for rapid intensification). Can anybody confirm their accuracy. Are they the ingredients needed to produce an intense hurricane? It appears some of these already exist with 96L.

1- Upper Tropospheric Anticyclone enhancing outflow
2- Abundant cumulus convection
3- Strong LLC
4- Light or non-existent vertical wind sheer
5- SST's higher than 28.5 degree C
6- Reasonable forward speed (not Earl at 25 mph!)
7- Warm, moist environment; absence of dry air

I'll add to that a- absense of land interaction b-warm ocean eddys.
I welcome your comments.

Yes. Just about all of those are required for significant development.

[hurricanedude]

works for me, now just have to see what mother nature wants to do, she is the biggest ingrediant for development

[ColdFront77]

A sea surface temperature of 26.7°C (80.0°F) is the general threshold, although we have/I've heard 25.6°C - 26.1°C (78.0°F - 79.0°F) is suffice.

I am aware that you said this is one of the ingredients for rapid intensificiation. So perhaps I am wasting my time responding.