On 21 Aug 2007 11:30:48 GMT, William Asher sayd the
following:

Charles wrote in
:

In 2005, early in the season, some of the hurricanes were rated high,
category 4 or 5 if I recall correctly, but small in area, lesser
diameter than ones later in the season.

What physical conditions determine the size of the storm, why are
some big, some small?

A lot of it has to do with the size and temperature of the warm pool of
water that fuels he storm. Local meteorological conditions such as
vertical shear and interaction with pressure ridges and troughs also play
a role. There are lots of sites out there that describe cyclogenesis and
how conditions relate to storm size.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

has a nice faq section and links to other sites of interest.

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/

is also good.


BP & MB is 99%, also NOT influenced by GW


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Crackles R. McFarly
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