Question

1 of 10 questions remaining

chart and table about hurricane data, including wind speed, central pressure, etc., and saffir - simpson scale table with categories, central pressure, winds, surge details

based on all the given data compared with the saffir simpson scale, what do you think the saffir - simpson rating for this hurricane was? if two readings are conflicting, go with the wind speed as the most important determining factor.

a category 1

b category 2

c category 3

d category 4

e category 5

Explanation:

To determine the Saffir - Simpson rating, we first look at the wind speed data from the graph (wind speed values like 45, 50, 60 etc., and we focus on the wind speed as the most important factor as per the problem statement). The wind speed range for Category 2 is 96 - 110 mph or 65 - 96 kts. By analyzing the wind speed data from the graph (and considering the priority of wind speed), the hurricane's wind speed falls into the Category 2 range.

Answer:

B. Category 2