No, actually it's not. It's just the Hurricane tracking page that shows the various storms in the waters around the world. If you click on the storm button in the left panel (using my laptop, not phone), you focus on that storm. Click on Otis and it will show the Cat # at various stages in its path. It went from a 1 to a 5 overnight (which, again, I am not claiming is true) according to their path. Not gusts. Just Cat #'s.
Yes, it is. Look at the vertical category list along the RHS and Wind Gusts is the chosen (underlined) category for the shown map. Your link text even spells it out “…Otis?gust…”
There's a lot of info on that page. If you look at the moving circle it has (had ) a number on it as a category.
That is all I am saying. Whether or not they are using high altititude wind gusts to determine the Cat #, or not, I have no clue. That site is naming the Cat of the storm on the animated dot.
Ah, I see what you’re pointing out - that little rotary blade symbol shoved between a 60mph and 70mph tracking point over a twenty-six hour period. Thanks for being tenacious and I know you’re just pointing out what the site is claiming. Apparently we’re supposed to believe that the tropical storm spun up into a cat5 and wound all the way back down - for no apparent reason (eg- super hot water temp which causes an increase in ferocity of hurricanes) whatsoever - just like magic. All the fearful “clymate change” acolytes will get a thrill from the latest fear porn.
Your link is for gusts. The category of a hurricane is based on sustained winds, NOT wind gusts.
No, actually it's not. It's just the Hurricane tracking page that shows the various storms in the waters around the world. If you click on the storm button in the left panel (using my laptop, not phone), you focus on that storm. Click on Otis and it will show the Cat # at various stages in its path. It went from a 1 to a 5 overnight (which, again, I am not claiming is true) according to their path. Not gusts. Just Cat #'s.
Yes, it is. Look at the vertical category list along the RHS and Wind Gusts is the chosen (underlined) category for the shown map. Your link text even spells it out “…Otis?gust…”
There's a lot of info on that page. If you look at the moving circle it has (had ) a number on it as a category.
That is all I am saying. Whether or not they are using high altititude wind gusts to determine the Cat #, or not, I have no clue. That site is naming the Cat of the storm on the animated dot.
Ah, I see what you’re pointing out - that little rotary blade symbol shoved between a 60mph and 70mph tracking point over a twenty-six hour period. Thanks for being tenacious and I know you’re just pointing out what the site is claiming. Apparently we’re supposed to believe that the tropical storm spun up into a cat5 and wound all the way back down - for no apparent reason (eg- super hot water temp which causes an increase in ferocity of hurricanes) whatsoever - just like magic. All the fearful “clymate change” acolytes will get a thrill from the latest fear porn.