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potential_tropical_cyclone_fifteen [2017/09/18 19:58]
forsythsnow 		potential_tropical_cyclone_fifteen [2017/09/30 23:15] (current)
forsythsnow [Major Hurricane Maria]
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 After a period of Rapid Intensification on the afternoon of September 18, 2017, Maria became a cat 3 with winds of 125 mph and a pressure of 956 mb. After a period of Rapid Intensification on the afternoon of September 18, 2017, Maria became a cat 3 with winds of 125 mph and a pressure of 956 mb.
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 +At 7:45 PM, Maria was upgraded to a category 5 hurricane, being the second one of the year with 160 mph winds and a 925 mb pressure.
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 +After hitting Puerto Rico and causing the entire island to lose power, Maria went Northward and impacted the Turks and Caicos. Maria moved north and passed well offshore of North Carolina before moving rapidly out to sea to the east. 
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 +Maria'​s final advisory was issued at 5 PM on September 30, 2017.
 ===== Impacts ===== ===== Impacts =====
 +Hurricane warnings were issued for the Lesser Antilles, the US and British Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
  
 +At 9:35 PM on September 18, 2017, Maria made landfall as a 160 mph category 5 hurricane on Dominica.
  
 +Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico at 6:15 AM on September 20, 2016 as a 155 mph cat 4.
 ===== Which Model Won? ===== ===== Which Model Won? =====
   * ECMWF - Major hurricane hitting or just passing through Greater Antilles, then curving OTS mostly or going into the NE or Southeast.   * ECMWF - Major hurricane hitting or just passing through Greater Antilles, then curving OTS mostly or going into the NE or Southeast.
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 +  * Long - medium range :  ​
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 +  * Short Range : 
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 +  * Strength :
  
 ===== Threads ===== ===== Threads =====