GEO 155 1st Edition Lecture 10 Last Lecture Stability and Precipitation Outline of Current Lecture Hurricane Movie Current Lecture Today we watched a movie on hurricane Camille Kick trade winds collide near the equator and create low pressure winds in flowing air transfers energy from the ocean to the atmosphere o Flows out at the bottom of the stratosphere o Some sinks into the center of the eye makes the eye clear o Thunderstorms create a tight spiral o Temperature in the eye drops Varies from day to day Hurricane Gilbert heads for Jamaica Category 3 on a scale of 1 5 Hurricane reaches the Kaman Islands now a category 4 storm o Eye shrunk storm intensified to category 5 Pinpointed the center of the Eye to determine its direction and potential impact on land o Remained 10 000 feet above the eye for safety Strongest winds and heaviest rains in the center of the eye o Sea rages waves 15 feet high o Seeks point where water is still exact center of the hurricane Same winds as those in the average tornado Over a day shrinks by a mile o Air pressure continues to drop storm grows stronger Probably will weaken within the next couple days Center does become less organized but the storm does not weaken Formation of a second ring another complete Eye wall o Contracted inward o Intensity of winds here almost as strong as the inner Eye wall Weakens across land but strengthens over the Gulf Uncertainty where the hurricane will go next These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o 800 mile warning from Mexico to Texas
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