| MrSpock |
| (Storm Tracker) |
| Sat Sep 11 2004 08:02 PM |
warm water, landfall
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It generally needs to be 80 and above, but to sustain a cat 5, mid to upper 80's is necessary. I don't understand the NHC forecast for weakening on its first inland plot. I thought the rule of thumb in normal conditions was to halve the winds in 24 hours.