Saffir-Simpson Scale
|
Cat. |
Pressure
(mb) |
Winds
(mph) |
Surge
(ft) |
TD |
-- |
< 39 |
-- |
TS |
-- |
39-73 |
-- |
1 |
> 980 |
74-95 |
4-5 |
2 |
965-980 |
96-110 |
6-8 |
3 |
945-965 |
111-130 |
9-12 |
4 |
920-945 |
131-155 |
13-18 |
5 |
< 920 |
> 155 |
>18 |
|
This is a GOES or
METEOSAT infrared satellite picture of a portion of the tropical
Atlantic basin. If tropical systems develop, we will display a sector
that focuses on the storm in either the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean
Sea and western Atlantic, the northwestern Atlantic, or the eastern
Atlantic.
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