Ed Dunham
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| (Former Meteorologist & CFHC Forum Moderator (Ed Passed Away on May 14, 2017)) |
| Wed Jun 30 2010 12:48 PM |
Re: Hurricane Alex Continues to Strengthen
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"The reason why Alex is moving north is because the pressure is similar to a Category 3 Hurricane, which makes a stronger storm, more northward component."
No, not true at all. Thats like saying that Hurricane Iris in 2001, a hurricane that strengthened to Cat IV and hit Belize while moving west southwest, should have been moving north. The steering current chart from UW CIMSS actually indicates the likelyhood of a northwest to west northwest movement.
Perhaps you meant to say that stronger storms often develop a more northward component to their motion.
ED