Figure 7B-2 shows the preliminary track map of Atlantic basin tropical cyclones for the 2020 season from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) at Link 7B-4. The track of each named storm is numbered at...

Extracted text: Figure 7B-2 shows the preliminary track map of Atlantic basin tropical cyclones for the 2020 season from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) at Link 7B-4. The track of each named storm is numbered at the beginning and end of its track. The figure also shows the storm names, strength, and dates of existence. 'MH' stands for 'Major Hurricanes.' (Categories 3, 4, and 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale are Major Hurricanes.) 125 120 115 110 105 100 90° 85 80° 75 70 60 55 50 45 40 25 20 15 10 5* West 0 East 2020 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE TRACKING CHART 46 MA 18-21 ERT CaSTO AMI- DOLLY 45 PRELIMINARY AM 22-24 45 PAY 75 H JAL 2-17 1SAMS 40 J N as1- 23 4 S T 130 23 LMBA HANCO CAR AS 20-15 40 SIP4 SEP SEP4 SEP11-17 SIP SIP17 SEP 1722 PARLETE FENE LLY H 120 45 VICKY BETA 35 VRED GAMMA CELTA ELON ocr24 OCT 5-1 OCT 18-26 120 27 •16 30 11 130 ETA THETA oer 0-se 12 30 14 STA t0 18 21 13 14 25 29 10 20 18 14 20 24 18 13 17 21 12 26 15 20 10 15 17 10 10 21-2 27 25 16 10 22 15 28 10 12 22 19 25 27 18 13 10 13 12 Major Hurricane Hurricane Iropical Stom Tropical Depression Subtropical Storm Subtropical Depression - Wave/Low/Disturbance ++ Extratropical • Position at 0000 UTC Position/date at 1200 UTC O Storm Number 13 LAMBERT CONFORMAL CONC PROJECTION STANDARD PARALLELS AT 3 AND6 SCALE OF NWUTICAL MILES 250 S00 25 27 12 3 13 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 55 50 45 40 35 30 Figure 7B-2. Preliminary tropical cyclone track details from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) for the 2020 Hurricane season. Their paths are coded by color by strength, with the scale to the lower left. Black circles represent the center of each storm at 00Z positions and white circles at 12Z positions. [NHC, Link 7B-4]


Extracted text: 5. The energy for tropical cyclones is primarily delivered to the atmosphere by the water vapor that evaporated from warm ocean surface water. This energy is released within the atmosphere through condensation in thunderstorms and distributed by the persistent, organized wind circulation of the storm. From the color coding of storm intensities in Figure 7B-2, storms upon landfall due to a. strengthen ... reduced evaporation and increased friction b. strengthen ... increased evaporation and reduced friction reduced evaporation and increased friction c. weaken... d. weaken ... increased evaporation and reduced friction