2 AM IVAN, 160 MPH, 922 MB, NW 9 MPH: 22.4 N, 85.6 W

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#21 Postby FritzPaul » Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:22 am

infonut wrote:Ivan has more lives than a cat. 24 hrs ago he was @ 920.

I thought 160 mph was a cat 5? I know everything is estimated right now, so I guess we'll see.


Now I know I need sleep. I saw the above post and pondered (momentarily) a cat. 24 hurricane. :lol: :double:
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#22 Postby yoda » Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:23 am

Joshua21Young wrote:Do not assume, dennis one by one. 160 MPH is not a cat 4.

160 is NOT less than 156 (which as we all SHOULD know is min Cat 5 strength). You cannot say that 160 is cat 4 unless you don't know your tropical stuff.


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#23 Postby yoda » Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:24 am

FritzPaul wrote:
infonut wrote:Ivan has more lives than a cat. 24 hrs ago he was @ 920.

I thought 160 mph was a cat 5? I know everything is estimated right now, so I guess we'll see.


Now I know I need sleep. I saw the above post and pondered (momentarily) a cat. 24 hurricane. :lol: :double:


Thought momentarily that Ivan was a Cat 24 Hurricane FritzPaul did. How embarassing, how embarassing! :lol: :lol:

(Again, this is just for fun here, tell me if ya don't like it! :D :D )
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#24 Postby tronbunny » Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:38 am

OK, 0547z vortex says 924mb and 134kt in N quad.
sounds CAT4 to me.
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#25 Postby LAwxrgal » Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:35 am

Even if this storm is Cat 4 that doesn't make it any less dangerous, these fluctuations in intensity have been forecast. NHC themselves will admit that forecasting intensity is a crapshoot.
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#26 Postby btsgmdad » Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:49 am

Keep in mind three important things.

1) Ivan is still a very powerful borderline Cat 4/Cat 5 hurricane.

2) Ivan has been near two very large land masses for about 24 hours.

3) Just like when pressure goes down it takes a while for winds to go up, when pressure goes up it takes a bit for winds to go down.

Ivan is still a dangerous storm!
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