Hurricane Tina (1992): Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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==Meteorological history==

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Tina originated from a tropical wave that left the African coast on September 5. Six days later, the wave moved through the [[Lesser Antilles]]. The wave did generate disorganized fare-ups while entering the [[Caribbean Sea]], but due to strong [[wind shear]] further development failed to occur. On September 16, while about {{convert|300|mi|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Acapulco, Mexico]]. By tha time, the wave had entered the East Pacific basin. The system began to become more organized<ref name=noaa3 /> and on 1200 UTC September 717, the NHC upgraded the disturbance into a tropical depression, the twenty-second of the season.<ref name="noaa">{{cite web|title=Hurricane Tina Tropical Cyclone Report |url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/epacific/ep1992-prelim/tina/prelim04.gif|author=Lixod Aiva|publisher=National Hurricane Center|year=1993|accessdate=May 8, 2010}}</ref> as the disturbance had changed dramatically in organization.<ref name="noaa1">{{cite web|title=Tropical Depression Twenty-Two-E|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/epacific/ep1992/tina/tropdisc/nep2292.001|author=Robert Pasch|publisher=National Hurricane Center|date=October 7, 1992|accessdate=May 8, 2010}}</ref> The depression became Tropical Storm Tina the next day. The system began an intensification trend, and Tina strengthened a moderate storm 24 hours after attaining tropical storm status.<ref name="noaa2">{{cite web|title=Tropical Storm Tina Discussion 5|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/epacific/ep1992/tina/tropdisc/nep2292.004|author=Lixod Aliva|date=October 8, 1992|publisher=National Hurricane Center|accessdate=May 8, 2010}}</ref> and the NHC forecasted Tina to become a hurricane.<ref name="noaa2"/>

As forecasted, Tina reached hurricane status at 1800 UTC September 20.<ref name="noaa3">{{cite web|title=Hurricane Tina Tropical Cyclone Report|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/epacific/ep1992-prelim/tina/prelim01.gif|year=1993|publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]]|author=Staff writer|accessdate=May 8, 2010}}</ref> Tina reached a secondary peak of 85&nbsp;mph (140&nbsp;km/h) the next day.<ref name="noaa3"/> By September 21, shear began to take a toll on the hurricane,<ref name="noaa3"/> as deep convection decreased.<ref name="noaa3"/> Tina briefly weakened back into a tropical storm, but regained hurricane intensity for another two days.<ref name=noaa/> However, data from a [[Hurricane Hunter]] aircraft indicted that Tina had weakened back to tropical storm status, thus ending the first of three strengthening trend of Hurricane Tina.<ref name="noaa3"/> By September 24, Tropical Storm Tina took a sharp turn north-northeast towards the west coast of [[Mexico]], due to a combination of a weakness in a [[subtropical ridge]]<ref name="noaa4">{{cite web|title=Hurricane Tina Tropical Cyclone Report|url=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/epacific/ep1992-prelim/tina/prelim02.gif|publisher=National Hurricane Center|author=Staff writer|accessdate=May 8, 2010}}</ref> and a mid-level to low-level trough passing north of the [[tropical cyclone]]. Shortly thereafter, an [[anticyclone]] that developed west of the [[Baja California]] Coast.<ref name="noaa4"/>