Comments on: How are hurricanes Measured? (Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale) http://www.chuckegg.com/how-are-hurricanes-measured-saffir-simpson-hurricane-scale/ ChuckEgg.com Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:25:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kara Morrison http://www.chuckegg.com/how-are-hurricanes-measured-saffir-simpson-hurricane-scale/comment-page-1/#comment-5066 Kara Morrison Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:05:23 +0000 http://www.chuckegg.com/how-are-hurricanes-measured-saffir-simpson-hurricane-scale/#comment-5066 thanks for the great useful information thanks for the great useful information

]]> By: Kara Morrison http://www.chuckegg.com/how-are-hurricanes-measured-saffir-simpson-hurricane-scale/comment-page-1/#comment-5065 Kara Morrison Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:04:08 +0000 http://www.chuckegg.com/how-are-hurricanes-measured-saffir-simpson-hurricane-scale/#comment-5065 thanks for the great information thanks for the great information

]]> By: joeyT http://www.chuckegg.com/how-are-hurricanes-measured-saffir-simpson-hurricane-scale/comment-page-1/#comment-115 joeyT Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:21:18 +0000 http://www.chuckegg.com/how-are-hurricanes-measured-saffir-simpson-hurricane-scale/#comment-115 The WC-130Js are not exactly "loaded to the teeth with extremely specialized weather sensing computers and other equipment". They actually only have not much more than the basic equipment required to observe the tropical and also winter storms, which can be worse than a hurricane being much bigger in size. The WP-3Ds flown by NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center at McDill AFB, FL, are the aircraft "loaded to the teeth with extremely specialized weather sensing computers and other equipment" mainly used for research as well as routine storm monitoring. In theory, if all 10 WC-130Js were mission ready, the 53WRS could fly more than 10 missions per day if they could crew all the missions, each an average of 14 hours to cover at least three 6-hourly fixes. Standard crews are limited to fly no more than 16 hrs/day. But each tropical storm only requires 2 to 3 missions per day to keep track of it, if so tasked by the NHC. Not every 3 to 6 hourly fix is tasked, mostly dependent on the proximity to land or other US interests. There are times when 3 or more tropical systems have been around on any one day. This is when NOAA helps out with their 2 aircraft and crews, or if a storm is unusual as to merit their attention for research purposes. The WC-130Js are not exactly “loaded to the teeth with extremely specialized weather sensing computers and other equipment”. They actually only have not much more than the basic equipment required to observe the tropical and also winter storms, which can be worse than a hurricane being much bigger in size.

The WP-3Ds flown by NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center at McDill AFB, FL, are the aircraft “loaded to the teeth with extremely specialized weather sensing computers and other equipment” mainly used for research as well as routine storm monitoring.

In theory, if all 10 WC-130Js were mission ready, the 53WRS could fly more than 10 missions per day if they could crew all the missions, each an average of 14 hours to cover at least three 6-hourly fixes. Standard crews are limited to fly no more than 16 hrs/day.

But each tropical storm only requires 2 to 3 missions per day to keep track of it, if so tasked by the NHC. Not every 3 to 6 hourly fix is tasked, mostly dependent on the proximity to land or other US interests. There are times when 3 or more tropical systems have been around on any one day. This is when NOAA helps out with their 2 aircraft and crews, or if a storm is unusual as to merit their attention for research purposes.

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