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In response to "S = winds 39-73 mph. H = 74-110 mph -- nm" by decline

Why don't they go 1,2,3,4 for the different Categories? -- (edited)

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Aug 20 '21, 06:31

Cat 1 is 74-95, Cat 2 is 95-110, etc

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H tells you that is not likely to be horrific. M tells you to get out. - Will Hunting Aug 20, 06:48
S = storm H = hurricane -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 06:45 1
- I suck at reading. -- nm - loosilu Aug 20, 06:52
My guess is that is already difficult to predict these things, and predicting to that level of specificity would be fraught with error/low confidence -- nm - ty97 Aug 20, 06:35
If it was projected to get to Cat 3 or above the H would change to M for Major Hurricane for the portion of the track Cat 3 or above -- nm* - ty97 Aug 20, 06:32

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