| Bloodstar |
| (Moderator) |
| Sun Jul 10 2005 04:41 AM |
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Re: Recon
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What millibar pressure is the the threshold between cat 4 and 5 generally?
It really depends on the relative pressures around the storm... but as a general rule of thumb, 925ish would have a shot at having cat 5 winds....
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/CI-chart.html
I use that chart as a method of rule of thumb pressures vs wind velocity...
-Mark
(IANAM, so what I say is not to be taken as anything more than an enthusiast)