| Random Chaos |
| (Weather Analyst) |
| Tue Aug 21 2007 09:18 PM |
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Re: Dean Makes Landfall in Mexico as a Category 5 Hurricane
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I just did some research and found a government research publication that states that the 150m eyewall dropsonde to surface adjustment is 85%.
That being the case, 178kt winds becomes 160kt / 184mph surface winds.
This is assuming of course that the 178kt measurement wasn't in an embedded tornado.