If the first hurricane of the season is a Cat 5, then what does this mean for the rest of the season?

Question

If the gulf is getting warmer, will the storms get bigger until after the water in the gulf (where hurricanes pick up energy) cools?

Answer 1

Yeah. Who ever lives between the texas and the Florida Coast needs to watch this season really good for any kind of devestating weather conditions. I have a feeling its going to be a long season for the gulf coast residents

Answer 2

Who can say. There are just waaaay too many variables. That is why meteorologists really cannot predict the weather with any high probability factor beyond 24 hours out. If a Cray or other type Super Computer were used to process ALL of the factors needed to make a 95% or better accurate forecast, it would take so long to crunch all the numbers that you'd get Tuesday's forecast by Thursday at the earliest. Since this would be really bad for ratings, they use LOTS and LOTS of probabilities and statistical information to make a very good guess-timate.
And, remember years ago with Hurricane Andrew? It was a Cat 5, it was the first, and it was the only major one that season for the US.

Answer 3

when storms come off the coast of africa, the usualy come off as thunder storms. then with just enough gas(water temp) to mabye just fire this storm up, cuz not all storm that come off that coast will turn into a tropican dipression(thats when they will start out as if they make it that far) anyways, the storm has to lose the thunderstorm action and pick up the speed and just form into what will become a storm, sometimes they will form into a tropical dipression and fall apart. when it comes to the golf, thats not all true, the golf is very worm and it is fule to the fire.sometimes. it depends on how the storm stablization is when it gets there. dean is a very intense storm, and i have never really heard of a storm staring in the gulf.

so to aswer your questiong. we have been really luck the past couble of years, i how live on the outer banks in north carolina get h it all the time, since hurrican esabell, we have been very lucky and havnt got hit,

i keep everyone im my thoughs and i will pray for them.

i hope this helped!!!!

Answer 4

It means nothing as to the strength of the next hurricane. The ocean is a very big place with lots of warm water. Too many variables contribute to the strength of a hurricane, exact path, upper and mid level wind pattaerns, atmospheric instability

Answer 5

The hurricanes go to the "hot spot". Since Rita, I have come to appreciate the rain. Rain keeps us cooled down, and sends the hurricane elsewhere.