Hurricanes acually are giant heat generators. In order for a hurricane to form they need warm sea surface temperatures in which water readaly evaporated from. As this water vapor condenses into water it releases heat. This is called latent heat release. This release of heat and energy fuels the storm. So in all acuality, hurricanes are huge heaters that warm the atmosphere. Take an environmental sounding in a hurricane, the temperatures will be about 20 degrees warmer than normal inside the storm.
Hurricanes are also not thunderstorms, they rarely have lightning and almost never exceed 50,000 feet in height.
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BREAKING NEWS: RITA 3RD MOST POWERFUL STORM EVER CAT 5
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Is this why we've seen such unusually warm weather these past couple of weeks? Or was it just the luck of the draw?
I have an aunt and uncle, along with 8 cousins in Corpus. Called them last night and they seemed so calm about it. Guess you get used to these after awhile? My cousin laughed and was like "stop watching the news its making you worry..." I told him don't even think about trying to ride this one out in your tiny little house. They are going to a hospital shelter further inland, but if it's a 5 at any point they will go up to Dallas by some friends...which seems likely at this point. I hope the city doesn't get too destroyed. I've been there several times and its such a beautiful place. Then again so was N.O.  Broadway Joe
The reason we have seen warm weather the last few weeks was a result of a Ridge of High Pressure over the area. The Jet Stream is basically blocking the colder canadian air from canada to head south. This patteren is probably not going to change for atleast a week. Also, too clear confusion about an earlier response: I acknowledge that a Hurricane is not a thunderstorm; what i ment when the question was asked about cooling; my answer was associated with regular thunderstorms and not hurricanes. 
Holy crap!
It isnt a wounder, i checked ocean temps. They are in the hight 80's. I belive that the water temps need to be 70 or more for tropical development.
HURRICANE ALERT
Rita has now become the 3rd strongest Hurricane ever in the Atlantic Basin. Galveston/Houston look to be the target for this strom. Last edited by Galvan on September 21st, 2005, 11:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.
That is a ginourmous storm.
And that is the work of high ocean temps.
Galvan316 I think the color diagram is updating itself.
 (Look at the first one. It used to have FL.)
*ahem* http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050922/sc_nm/environment_warming_dc Last edited by kahmooza on September 22nd, 2005, 1:01 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Broadway Joe
"ahem"...(most of message deleted...apparently we are remaining non-political).
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Welcome to ShockWave please pull your harness down as far as it will go. While riding ShockWave please keep your hands and feet inside the car, and your head against the headrest, please hold on to all loose articles, especially hats and glasses. Enjoy your ride!
If the world is getiing hotter and the oceans warmer, what do you think happens since hurricanes need warm water to form? Bigger, badder, hurricanes, thats what.
i'm rocking the suburbs, just like quiet riot did...
Those people down on the Island of Galveston, Texas are in the direct path of RITA, but luck enough almost all of them left already.
I think all the people who are staying are complete idiots! "There should be a B.O. squad that patrols the city like a "Smell Gestapo". To sniff 'em out, strip 'em down, and wash them with a big, soapy brush..."
"Why is nice bad? What kind of a sick society are we living in when nice is bad?"
Rita has fallen apart today. Pressure is up and max winds were recorded at 121 mph. Dry air entrainment and an unfavorable shear environment will keep Rita at bay.
^ One can only hope Aero. I've always been impressed by your weather knowledge and sincerely hope your right. If you aren't my family in Corpus will have nothing left to go back to. Their belongings are being left behind 4 blocks from the gulf. Unfortunately it is just a little far fetched to think this won't land at a Cat 4 or higher.
That is kind of inconsiderate until you are in that scenario and maybe not as "well off" as you may be right now. If you have nothing, have no where to go, and no means of transportation you don't have much of a choice. Lets say the highways stay gridlocked like they are now...pick your poison: Sit in a vehicle on the highway in the middle of no where with no gas only 20 miles from the coast, or be in a structure just a short ways closer to the gulf? And thats not even counting in the gas situation. Pipelines are shut. There is NO WAY enough gas to get everyone out. And after this storm every major city will be out because people will be filling up today before it goes up another dollar tomorrow and demand will finally overtake supply to the point of no return. Plus once your out you're going to be stuck somewhere without gas. Would you rather be in the middle of nowhere or riding it out at home? There are still people in this situation from Katrina. We just don't hear about them, nor does the media want us to. I believe everyone should have a choice on whether or not to evacuate. Now I would encourage people to leave but if they choose not to, I can understand why. It's alot like the old saying "A captain always goes down with his ship." Last edited by kahmooza on September 22nd, 2005, 5:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Broadway Joe
Its back up to a cat 4 today, with winds of 145 mph.
I believe that RagingBull meant that the people who are staying by choice are idiots....not the ones who have no where to go, or anyway to get there. The dumbarses who think they are stronger than mother nature. "Oh I survived Andrew when it hit my home in FL, I can survive this one too, no hurricane is going to chase me away from my stuff."
Those are the idots of which most of us speak. Welcome to ShockWave please pull your harness down as far as it will go. While riding ShockWave please keep your hands and feet inside the car, and your head against the headrest, please hold on to all loose articles, especially hats and glasses. Enjoy your ride!
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