Mss toch eens een nieuwe categorie 6 invoeren vanaf orkaan Irma? De hoogste cat is 5 momenteel of vanaf 252 kmh, Irma zou nu al ca 300 kmh (185 mph) halen en zal zeker boven 200 mph (+322 kmh) gaan die categorie hebben ze eigenlijk nog niet...
Citaat:
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/09/...200-mph-winds/
Hurricane expert: ‘#Irma should reach 200 mph winds’
Anthony Watts / 17 hours ago September 5, 2017
Hurricane expert Dr. Ryan Maue says today:
Eye continues to warm now +20°C … if convection flares or clouds cool (more pink) then Hurricane #Irma should reach 200 mph.
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In 2015 was er hurricane Patricia met het piekrecord tot 345 kmh, 1 min... was wel in de Stille Oceaan:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Patricia
On October 23, the hurricane achieved its record peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h).[nb 1][nb 2] This made it the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Western Hemisphere, and the strongest globally in terms of 1-minute maximum sustained winds.
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Irma wordt dan -binnen 2 jaar- de tweede van ruim +300 kmh, maar nu de Atlantische kant.
De laatste -Atlantische orkaan- die dat haalde dan moet al men al teruggaan naar 1980, met 305 kmh piek:
Citaat:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hurrica...Pos=1#cxrecs_s
Updated Sept. 6, 2017 5:05 a.m. ET
Hurricane Irma made its first landfall in the northeast Caribbean early Wednesday after growing into one of the most powerful storms ever recorded over the Atlantic Ocean, prompting evacuations in Florida and disrupting air and sea travel.
The National Hurricane Center called Irma, whose maximum sustained winds increased to 185 miles an hour, a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm. Irma is the strongest hurricane ever recorded...
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Categorie-info:
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https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schaal_van_Saffir-Simpson
Saffir–Simpson scale
Category Wind speeds
Five ≥70 m/s, ≥137 knots
≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h
Four 58–70 m/s, 113–136 knots
130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h
Three 50–58 m/s, 96–112 knots
111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h
Two 43–49 m/s, 83–95 knots
96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h
One 33–42 m/s, 64–82 knots
74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h
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