"THE SYSTEM HAS INTENSIFIED AT A
GREATER THAN CLIMATOLOGICAL RATE OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS."
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT
115 kt = 132 mph, 140 kt = 161 mph gusts.
FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
150000Z --- 15.0S 50.8E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 125 KT, GUSTS 150 KT
125 kt = 144 mph, 150 kt = 173 mph gusts.
CATEGORY 5 in 12 hours.
Yep...It's going to be a doosey of a hurricane season this year. Katrina
might turn out looking like a spring rain.
I think you posted the exact same prediction a year ago, keep it up.
Eventually you will get it right.
Yep I probably did. While no hurricanes hit the US coasts last year there
were a number of them in the Atlantic and Pacific. Secondly there were some
very severe tropical cyclones last year as well. Of course, Americans being
so self centered and in general ignorant of the larger world were mostly
un-aware of what goes on elsewhere. This year we are entering a La Nina
weather pattern that portens a more active Atlantic Hurricane season. But we
will see.