1. Meteorology 112 Lecture 3: Hurricanes Dr. Craig Clements 11 Sept. 2008

2. Visible Satellite Image of Hurricane Ike, 9/11/2008

3. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

6. Fig. 11-CO, p. 298 Hurricane Katrina over the Gulf of Mexico on August 28, 2005. With sustained winds of 152 knots (175 mi/hr) and a central pressure near 907 mb (26.78 in.),

7. Fig. 11-1, p. 300 A tropical wave (also called an easterly wave) moving off the coast of Africa over the Atlantic

8. Fig. 11-9, p. 306 Four tropical systems, each in a different stage of its life cycle.

9. Fig. 11-2, p. 301

10. Fig. 11-3, p. 302

11. Fig. 11-4, p. 303 Hurricane Katrina’s eyewall

12. Fig. 11-5, p. 303 Hurricane Katrina The isolated tall cloud tower (in red) in the northern section of the eyewall indicates a cloud top of 16 km (52,000 ft) concentric bands of heavy rain (red areas inside the clouds) encircling the eye

13. Fig. 11-6, p. 304 Hurricanes form over warm, tropical waters. Sea surface temperatures of 28°C (82°F)—warm enough for tropical storm development.

14. Fig. 11-7, p. 304

15. Fig. 11-8, p. 305

16. Hurricane Rita Surface Data: University of Houston Coastal Center

17. Fig. 11-10, p. 307

18. Figure 1, p. 308 Surface weather map for the morning of September 23, 2005, showing Hurricane Rita over the Gulf of Mexico and a middle- latitude storm system north of New England.

19. Fig. 11-11, p. 309 Some erratic paths taken by hurricanes

20. Fig. 11-12, p. 309

21. Table 11-1, p. 311

22. Fig. 11-13, p. 311 A hurricane moving northward will have higher sustained winds on its eastern side than on its western side.

23. Fig. 11-15, p. 312 Normal high tideCategory 1 [4-foot rise] Category 3 [12-foot rise] Category 5 [20 foot rise] The changing of the ocean level as different category hurricanes make landfall along the coast

24. Table 11-2, p. 313

25. Fig. 11-16, p. 313 The number of hurricanes (by each category) that made landfall along the coastline of the United States from 1900 through 2005

26. Figure 2, p. 314 Visible satellite image showing the remains of tropical storm Allison centered over Texas on the morning of June 6, 2001

27. Figure 3, p. 314 Doppler radar display on June 11, 2001, showing bands of heavy rain swirling counterclockwise into the center of once tropical storm Allison.

28. Table 11-3, p. 316

29. Fig. 11-19, p. 317 Hurricane Andrew on August 26, 1992

30. Fig. 11-20, p. 317 Hurricane Ivan as it makes landfall, Sept.15, 2004

31. Fig. 11-21, p. 318 Beach homes along the Gulf coast at Orange Beach, Alabama (a) before, and (b) after Hurricane Ivan made landfall during September, 2004.

32. Fig. 11-22, p. 318 Hurricane Katrina just after making landfall, August 29, 2005.

33. Figure 4, p. 319

34. Fig. 11-23, p. 320 Gulfport, Mississippi, as Hurricane Katrina makes landfall on the morning of August 29, 2005.

35. Fig. 11-24, p. 320 Flood waters inundate New Orleans, Louisiana, during August, 2005

36. Fig. 11-25, p. 321

37. Figure 5, p. 322 Sea-surface temperature departures from the twelve-year average (1985–1997) on May 30, 2005.

38. HW #2: Hurricane Ike Due: 16 Sept. 2008 For this homework assignment you will monitor hurricane Ike and write a one-page report that includes where it makes landfall, its category before, during and after landfall and any damage reports that you find in the news media. The report is to be typed, double space, 12-point font. No exceptions. The National Hurricane Center is a great resource for this assignment: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/