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CAT 5 Hurricane Lee

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by jeffbrig, Sep 6, 2023.

  1. oragator1

    oragator1 Hurricane Hunter Premium Member

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  2. Gator40

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    Wilma holds the record for quickest pressure drop in the Atlantic. 97mb in 24 hours.
     
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  3. sierragator

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  4. oragator1

    oragator1 Hurricane Hunter Premium Member

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    I think this one was at 983 at 11a, so it’s on pace…
     
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  5. Gatorrick22

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    Crap, man, this looks like a killer hurricane. I hope if veers off into the Atlantic Ocean.
     
  6. GatorJMDZ

    GatorJMDZ gatorjack VIP Member

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    Uhmm, it's already in the Atlantic Ocean.
     
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  7. mrhansduck

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  8. sierragator

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  9. oragator1

    oragator1 Hurricane Hunter Premium Member

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    Pressure is down to 933 and still falling.
    Should be a high cat 4 or even a five by later tonight.
     
  10. oragator1

    oragator1 Hurricane Hunter Premium Member

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    Pressure is still falling. Down to 928mb (55mb drop in 12 hours), and not done.
    In the forecast discussion from the NHC you can see even they are in shock. They now have it topping out at 180mph, but who knows.
    Hurricane Lee Forecast Discussion
     
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  11. mrhansduck

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    Impressive! Wilma is the Atlantic record as far as I can tell. (While Labor Day Hurricane was 892).

    Wilma.

    The central pressure reached 882 mb, making Wilma the most intense hurricane ever in the Atlantic Basin, a full 6 mb lower than Hurricane Gilbert in September 1988.
     
  12. oragator1

    oragator1 Hurricane Hunter Premium Member

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    Gilbert and Wilma did it in the warm and sheltered Caribbean, this is in the open Atlantic, which is even more impressive.
     
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  13. l_boy

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    Whatever happened to Trumps plans to blow up hurricanes with nuclear bombs. We need more fresh ideas like that. Redirecting them with a sharpie was a good start though.
     
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  15. channingcrowderhungry

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    Bottom of a pint glass
    Rumor is his new plan is for all of us to dump our ice trays into the Atlantic simultaneously
     
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  16. WESGATORS

    WESGATORS Moderator VIP Member

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    I was going to ask, I've seen the models, but what does the sharpie project?

    Go GATORS!
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  17. sierragator

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    everyone get out your sharpies
     
  18. duchen

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    Can we please keep these threads informative about the storm? If you want to demonstrate your lack of understanding of climate change, start another thread so we can ignore it.
     
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  19. 96Gatorcise

    96Gatorcise Hurricane Hunter

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    Are you going to say the same to those dropping sharpie jokes? Though its funny, its not informative and borderline political.
     
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