Thread:SteazySteve/@comment-3175978-20171206024142/@comment-3175978-20171231152821

SteazySteve wrote: Raraahahahromaromamagagaoohlala wrote: Ah I see! Have a prediction into which type I am. :P

Also, do you get the joke in this season I made?

http://hypotheticalhurricanes.wikia.com/wiki/2017_Pacific_Kenneth-icane_season Of course, because Kenny is ALWAYS a C4 xD

Raraahahahromaromamagagaoohlala wrote: I've also noticed something.

The more "attractive-sounding" EPAC names have been getting stronger lately, slightly beating out (on average) the "less attractive-sounding" names in terms of wind speed. However, there are exceptions.

More attractive-sounding names such as Fernanda, Darby, Madeline, Andres, Blanca, Ignacio, Jimena, Amanda, Cristina, Genevieve, Iselle, Marie, Odile (yes, I think Odile is attractive-sounding but it's up to you what you think!) and Emilia, for example have all been at least Category 3 strength in recent times.

Storms with lesser-attractive sounding names on the other hand, such as John, Douglas, Boris, Trudy, Nora, Agatha, Howard, Roslyn, Kay, Greg and Selma, all of which conjure up pictures of middle-aged people, have been weak in recent times. Exceptions include Kenneth which is always a Category 4 (I don't consider Kenneth to be a sexy-sounding name to be honest) and Enrique which peaked as TS intensity in 2015 (this definitely is an attractive-sounding name).

In the Atlantic, storms with an Italian/Hispanic name have been gaining attention, especially since 2013-14. These names, however, most often are located in the middle (G-M) sections of the list. Despite only being a Category 1, 2013's Humberto was the strongest storm of that season. Without all the dry air and wind shear severely affecting tropical cyclone development that year, Humberto could have easily peaked at major hurricane strength.

Noticed something with Gonzalo, Joaquin, Jose? These storms have all been C4 Cabo Verde storms. And we cannot forget Maria (even though that name is used heavily in English-speaking countries too).

We musn't forget that "Humberto" is located in the "danger zone letters" (usually H-M) of the 2019 naming list. He had never been a TS (or major) ever since he was used (along with Gordon). Hurricane names that have never peaked as a TS also include Felix, Georges and Ivan. All three were original names established in the 70s and 80s. These three names have now been retired. Gordon and Humberto were new additions in the mid 1990s. Could this be their last time?

Didn't you notice these patterns?

Another question. Do you personally prefer more attractive-sounding names or less-attractive names to be used on hurricanes? For me, this is debatable, but I was so dissapointed when Fred replaced Fabian in 2003. Agreed that more attractive EPac names seem to be getting more powerful. However, I have to disagree about Kenneth not sounding "sexy". To me, that name actually sounds very nice :)

Yeah, I noticed that Gonzalo and Joaquin were both very powerful on their first (and for the latter, only) incarnation. And Jose really did improve itself last season as compared to the epic failure of 2011 and the forgettable Bay of Campeche storm of 2005. Maria has actually been a hurricane every time it was used in the Atlantic (2005, 2011, and of course last season) and 2 times a major (2005 and last season) - no season using this naming list before 2005 wasn't active enough to reach "Maria", although 1999 and 1981 came close. I never really noticed those patterns until you mentioned it, this means Gordon and Humberto could potentially be destructive storms in 2018 and 2019 respectively...

And I would actually rather have less-attractive names to be put on hurricanes. In fact, the ugliest names would be best suited for TCs. The reason why? Hurricanes and other tropical cyclones are very destructive and deadly, and are hated by everybody (except for fishspinner storms). Putting an ugly name on a hurricane would likely better convince people that the incoming storm is going to be an ugly, devastating, disastrous storm. If a hurricane had a nice beautiful attractive name, people might be more likely to make the major mistake that the hurricane coming for them will be a nice storm that won't do much harm and will be rode through easily, and as a result not take adequate shelter which means death is much more likely. I'd rather not put very beautiful names on such devastating forces of nature for this very reason. To be honest, basins with a high population strike risk such as the Atlantic, WPac, and especially both the North Indian and Australian Region should have the uglier names. While basins that contain the most fishspinners (EPac/CPac, and maybe SPac, although that's debatable due to the large amount of islands in the SPac) should have the more beautiful names.

Also, 2017 pretty much flew by. I graduated high school, entered college, and turned 18, so overall the year was quite eventful for me and will be missed. Hopefully 2018 is going to be an awesome year for me. Ah, I agree! I consider those names I posted to be sexier and more attractive-sounding, what about you? Which ones are prettier-sounding in your opinion (that have been strong)? And the name "Kenneth" is associated with either greying middle-aged men here in the UK or Hong Kong immigrants lmao

I think 2019 has the best Atlantic hurricane names given its sheer diversity and edgy names, followed by 2022 for plenty of timeless, ageless classics. Yourself?

Indeed! In fact, I'm quite concerned about Gordon and Humberto because of that pattern. In fact, any Italian/Hispanic name within G-M I'm scared about. 95% seem to be cabo verde c4s these days. Who do you predict will be the strongest this year? I'm going for Helene, notable mentions include Michael, Joyce and Gordon

I also would prefer less-attractive names in areas with a large population. I think prettier names should be in less densely-populated areas such as the EPAC (many of the names in that basin conjure up images of young, beautiful people there anyway). My favourite lists are the 2020 and 2021 naming lists. At least it's time to say goodbye to the frowsy, middle-aged-sounding list of 2017 and some nice, elegant Italian names for 2018! :)

2017 has been a satisfying albeit lazy year for me. I turned 19, also started university for the next time. I admit the year was slow-paced because of my laziness, so I'll improve on that in 2018. I'm worried for 2018 now, since I'll be 20 years old this year (cringe)

And it's already new year for areas of UTC +9 or later! (e.g. Japan, Korea, Australia, NZ) as I'm typing this