"BayouOwl" wrote in message
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| Fellow weather weenies,
|
| I was wondering if anyone out there could explain for me (in ignorant
| layman's terms) what the significance of the pressure reading means for a
| hurricane. I have found several scientific documents relating to pressure
| readings and millibars, etc. but none that explain how a lower pressure
| relates to a storm being categorized as more "stable" or "intense.

The pressure _gradient_ is more important to the minimum central pressure
b/c a steeper pressure gradient creates stronger wind than a shallow
pressure gradient.

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