Monday, October 25, 2010

Entry 8

Oct 26, 2010

Sunrise: 7:08 AM
Sunset: 5:42 PM
Daylight: 10h 34m

Hurricane Richard made landfall with wind speeds of 90 mph late Sunday night in the country of Belize.  It has now been down graded to a Tropical Storm and is continuing over the countries of Gutemala and Hondurus. This is the 19th Tropical Cyclone in the 2010 hurricane season.

1. What catagory was Richard when it made landfall?

2. What are the possible wind speeds of Tropical Storm Richard?

3.  Why did the storm weaken after making landfall?

4. Is the center of this storm a high or low pressure system?