Cash
(Verified CFHC User)
Wed Sep 21 2005 01:07 PM
Re: vortex message

Thunderbird12, where are you getting the information regarding the 160kt (!) wind at 925mb and the 928mb central pressure?

That wind measurement would translate well into Cat 5 status and make Rita one of the strongest storms ever in the central gulf.

Cash


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