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This lab report discusses hurricanes, including how they form and how to predict their path and impact. The student measured map scales to calculate gradients along three profiles and determined that storm surge would be highest along profile A, while waves would be highest along profile C. Calculations show the hurricane eye would make landfall at 10pm along profile B, with gale force winds arriving at 5pm and hurricane force winds at 8:45pm, indicating evacuation should be completed by 4pm. Fire Island would experience the strongest winds and storm surge. Winds would blow stronger to the east after the eye passes Mastic Beach. The lab helped explain hurricane formation and how to predict dangerous conditions to determine evacuation needs.

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Lab Report 2

This lab report discusses hurricanes, including how they form and how to predict their path and impact. The student measured map scales to calculate gradients along three profiles and determined that storm surge would be highest along profile A, while waves would be highest along profile C. Calculations show the hurricane eye would make landfall at 10pm along profile B, with gale force winds arriving at 5pm and hurricane force winds at 8:45pm, indicating evacuation should be completed by 4pm. Fire Island would experience the strongest winds and storm surge. Winds would blow stronger to the east after the eye passes Mastic Beach. The lab helped explain hurricane formation and how to predict dangerous conditions to determine evacuation needs.

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KONARK PATEL

Professor Darlene DeFabio

EHS 140

Date Submitted- 07/14/2019

Lab Report- 2: Hurricane, Climate and Weathers

INTRODUCTION

In this lab we learned how hurricanes form, how to predict their formation and their path, and
understand when to evacuate the affected areas. We learn about the different parts of a hurricane and
we calculated at what time a hurricane will hit the long Island coast, if the hurricane is moving at a
specific steering velocity, and we also calculated which areas will be most affected due to the hurricane.

METHODS

We use a ruler and a pencil to measure and mark the map scale given in the lab manual.

DATA

1. Note traverses A, B, and C are of different lengths as they go from the shore to a depth of 125 feet.
Compute the gradients along each profile. Then, assuming the hurricane eye makes its landfall along
each traverse:

a) Using the scale of the map, compute the gradient for each profile. (Gradient is calculated as: change
in height (ft)/change in distance (mi).

 A) 1 in – 667000ft -> 1334000/12 = 111166/ 5280= 21.05mi -> Gradient = 125ft/21.05mi= 5.90.

B) 664000/12 = 55582/5280 = 10.52mi -> Gradient = 125ft/ 10.52mi = 11.88.

C) 226900/12 = 18900/5280 = 3.57mi -> Gradient = 125ft/ 3.57mi =35.80.

b) Along which traverse will the storm surge be highest?  A

c) Along which traverse will the wave be highest?  C


2. The hurricane is predicted to make landfall in the Mastic Beach area, along profile B. Draw the
Hurricane structure based on the Hurricane Coach in Table-2 and answer the following questions (show
your works):

a) What time will the center hit the shore?

 500km/50km/h = 10h -> It will hit the shore at 10pm.

b) What time will gale force winds hit the shore?

 500km – 250 km = 250km -> 250km/50km/h = 5h -> Gale force will hit at 5pm.

c) What time will hurricane force winds hit the shore?

 500 km – 125km = 435km -> 435km/50km/h = 8.7h -> Hurricane fore will hit at 8:45pm

d) What time should evacuation in the Long Island coast areas be completed?

 4pm.

e) Which community will be hit with the highest winds and storm surge?

 fire island.

f) Which direction will the winds blow stronger after the eye has passed at Mastic Beach?

 Hampton Bay and Hampton Beach.

CONCLUSION

In this lab we learned about why and how hurricane storms occur and how dangerous they cause
extreme weather conditions like storm surges, dangerous waves and winds. This was a very informative
lab which could help me predict which area are most dangerous and when to evacuate the affected area
even without a news report.

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