Why Frances is 95-100KT

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Why Frances is 95-100KT

#1 Postby Derek Ortt » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:07 pm

NHC used the wrong conversion factor, plain and simple. According to the Franklin (1998) ne uses 90 percent of the 700mb winds. NHC seems to have used the 850mb conversion with the 106KT wind, which yields the 85KT they discussed
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#2 Postby bahamaswx » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:13 pm

I noticed that also. Should be 95kts, but they state 85kt surface winds, and the official advisory keeps it at 90kt. Weird.
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#3 Postby Matthew5 » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:14 pm

Wow Frances is at 95 to 100 knots? :lol:
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#4 Postby Terry » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:22 pm

Derek - can you restate that? I must have missed an earlier message since I quit following Frances, except live and in person.

Thank you!
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#5 Postby dennis1x1 » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:24 pm

i think they are just compromising between the flight level winds seen a couple hours ago (95kts surface)...and the much weaker sat estimation seen now (65-90kts)
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#6 Postby Derek Ortt » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:40 pm

Oops,

title should be Ivan not Frances (man am I sick and tired of that storm)
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#7 Postby cape_escape » Mon Sep 06, 2004 11:43 pm

Derek Ortt wrote:Oops,

title should be Ivan not Frances (man am I sick and tired of that storm)


I was doing the same thing with Charley and Frances... :oops:
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