Question: Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 a) Complete the highlighted part of the chart. a. Convert the wind speeds

Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 a) Complete the highlighted part of the chart. a. Convert the wind speeds from either knots to mph OR mph to knots. 15 16 17 18 19 1 knot = 1.15 mph. To convert a wind speed to mph multiply by 1.15. 1 knot = 1.15 mph. To convert a wind speed to knots divide by 1.15. b. Based on the wind speeds, complete the status column, what is the storms category based on its wind speed. Refer to Handout A. Date/Time (2005) 08/24 12am z 08/24 3 pm z 08/256 am z 08/25 5 pm z 08/25 7 pm z 08/25 9 pm z 08/26 5 am z 08/26 3 pm z 08/27 6 am z 08/27 6 pm z 11 12 13 08/28 12pm z 14 08/28 6 pm z 08/28 3 am z 08/28 6 am z 08/29 3 am z 08/29 9 am z Latitude Longitude Wind Speed Wind Speed (N) (W) (knots) (mph) 23.30 75.80 24.70 76.70 26.10 78.40 79.50 26.20 26.20 79.60 26.10 79.90 25.40 81.10 25.10 82.20 24.40 84.00 24.50 85.40 25.00 86.20 25.10 86.80 25.70 87.70 26.50 88.60 27.60 89.40 28.80 89.60 30.20 89.60 31.90 89.60 33.50 88.50 41.10 81.60 2345 30 55 60 100 125 140 150 130 69 75 97.75 109.25 115 161 Status 126.5 75 Tropical Depression Tropical Storm Hurricane-1 08/29 3 pm z 08/29 9 pm z 08/30 3 am z 50 20 08/319 am z 15 "z" time is an abbreviation for Zulu time - which is GMT time (Greenwich Mean Time).
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