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Rob_M
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Re: Rapid intensification
      Wed Jun 09 2004 04:18 PM

Supertyphoon Forrest in 1983 in the WPAC holds the record for the quickest intensifying tropical system. Winds increased from 75mph (weak category 1) to 173mph (category 5) in just 24 hours. And the minimum pressure deepened from 976mb to 876mb in LESS than 24 hours...yikes...

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* Rapid intensification James88 Wed Jun 09 2004 04:18 PM
. * * Re: Rapid intensification essan   Mon Sep 26 2005 05:49 PM
. * * Re: Rapid intensification LI Phil   Sat Jun 05 2004 06:22 PM
. * * Re: Rapid intensification James88   Sat Jun 05 2004 06:37 PM
. * * Re: Rapid intensification troy2   Tue Jun 08 2004 11:04 PM
. * * Re: Rapid intensification Rob_M   Wed Jun 09 2004 04:18 PM
. * * Re: Rapid intensification James88   Wed Jun 09 2004 05:22 PM
. * * Re: Rapid intensification hurricane_run   Fri Aug 06 2004 03:03 PM
. * * Zoe meranto   Mon Sep 26 2005 11:44 AM
. * * Re: Rapid intensification LI Phil   Wed Jun 09 2004 04:46 PM

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