They start as storm systems coming off of Africa's west coast and develop from there. You can't really detect, nor can you really tell where it will go until it gets a little closer. They like to ride against high pressure systems when they start nearing the states.
how soon are hurricanes detected?
how soon can one be detected? i goto puerto rico for my honeymoon next month for a week and wanna know how soon ill know if i should switch to somewhere else. any help on websites or anything like that would be appreciated.
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i understand that i guess i worded my question wrong. how soon are they able to predict a decent/good path for a hurricane?They start as storm systems coming off of Africa's west coast and develop from there. You can't really detect, nor can you really tell where it will go until it gets a little closer. They like to ride against high pressure systems when they start nearing the states.
They're getting pretty good at it these days -- usually know the general area quite soon and have it pin-pointed, give or take a few hundred miles within about 3 or 4 days of landfall.i understand that i guess i worded my question wrong. how soon are they able to predict a decent/good path for a hurricane?
i understand that i guess i worded my question wrong. how soon are they able to predict a decent/good path for a hurricane?
Geor said it better.
damn hopefully no hurricanes this time next month!They're getting pretty good at it these days -- usually know the general area quite soon and have it pin-pointed, give or take a few hundred miles within about 3 or 4 days of landfall.
Yup, in the case of Bill, they knew it would just skirt the eastern coast not long after it formed in the eastern Atlantic.They're getting pretty good at it these days -- usually know the general area quite soon and have it pin-pointed, give or take a few hundred miles within about 3 or 4 days of landfall.
Some are different though, and in some cases the computer models are conflicting, i.e. they comps have no idea where they'll go.
Stevo
Puerto Rico is pretty safe from them. It's Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic that get shelled unexpectedly. It's just far enough out that even when it does get hit they are rarely worse than a cat 1. They haven't had a category 4 or 5 storm since the 1930s.
We know about tropical storms and depressions well in advance usually but in cases like Hurricane Wilma in 2005 it went from a storm to a cat 5 hurricane in 16 hours. No matter what technology we have it's still weather prediction, there are no guarantees. Just plan your vacation and hope for the best! We've had hurricanes hit on New Years eve before and as recently as 1999 we had one in November.
We know about tropical storms and depressions well in advance usually but in cases like Hurricane Wilma in 2005 it went from a storm to a cat 5 hurricane in 16 hours. No matter what technology we have it's still weather prediction, there are no guarantees. Just plan your vacation and hope for the best! We've had hurricanes hit on New Years eve before and as recently as 1999 we had one in November.
I'll be in Cozumel in 2 weeks, hurricane schmurricane.damn hopefully no hurricanes this time next month!
as mentioned puerto rico doesn't get hit as often as some of the other locations in the really warm water.... That said, trip to caribbean + hurricane season = travel insurance.
It doesn't take a direct hit to the destination island to really screw up a trip, grounded flights etc.
It doesn't take a direct hit to the destination island to really screw up a trip, grounded flights etc.
With this description, I can't believe no one has a black joke in here.They start as storm systems coming off of Africa's west coast and develop from there. You can't really detect, nor can you really tell where it will go until it gets a little closer. They like to ride against high pressure systems when they start nearing the states.
Starting to look pretty exciting!I'll be in Cozumel in 2 weeks, hurricane schmurricane.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml
They start as a storm, then a tropical storm, then once they reach a certain wind speed, they become a Hurricane.
its been pretty quiet this year. when does hurricane season generally end?
Hopfefully it will be just another fish churner like the last two. I don't need another one this year.
Ike hit at the beginning of October, so I'd say we've got about 6 more weeks.its been pretty quiet this year. when does hurricane season generally end?
Someone just got an A in Weather 101!They start as a storm, then a tropical storm, then once they reach a certain wind speed, they become a Hurricane.
It was the first week of September...We are coming up on the anniversery of that hellIke hit at the beginning of October, so I'd say we've got about 6 more weeks.
I stand corrected.It was the first week of September...We are coming up on the anniversery of that hell
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