Talk:1953 Pacific hurricane season/GA1

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Reviewer: 12george1 (talk · contribs) 21:44, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"1953 Pacific hurricane season is the least active season on record." - Well, if this isn't mentioned in the Season summary, then you will need a citation. Also, I think "is" should be "was", unless it "is currently the least active season on record."
- Done. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"The 1953 season officially began on May 15 in the northeast Pacific Ocean and on June 1 in the central northern Pacific. They ended on November 30." - Were these the official bounds for the season back in the 1950's, or was it just information about modern season bounds?
- The latter, I removed "1953". Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"Before the satellite age started in the 1960s, data on east Pacific hurricanes is extremely unreliable as most east Pacific storms are of no threat to land and are often away from the most active shipping lanes." - That whole sentence is kind of odd since you are suddenly mixing past and present tense together. I think you should re-word it to something like: "Because of limited satellite technology prior to the 1960s and that east Pacific storms usual remain at sea and are often away from the most active shipping lanes, data on older east Pacific hurricane seasons is extremely unreliable."
I don't like your suggestion, but I c/e'd the sentence. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"Ironically, the deepest storm of the season was just the first tropical storm of the season, with a pressure of 981 mbar (29.0 inHg)" - First, "ironically" isn't the right term. There is also a period missing at the end. It would probably be best if you re-worded this sentence to something like this: "Although it was only a tropical storm, the most intense tropical cyclone of the season was the first system, which had a minimum barometric pressure of 981 mbar (29.0 inHg)." It would probably be a good idea to wikilink barometric pressure here.
- Done. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"This season may be described through a series of negatives: no one was killed, no damage was inflicted, and no tropical cyclones made landfall." - Apparently we shouldn't use colons in the articles. Also, what is "negative" about no deaths, damage, or landfalls? :P Maybe just say that "The season was also unusually in that there were no deaths, damage inflicted, or tropical cyclone landfalls."?
- Tweaked, though your sentence was grammatically incorrect. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"Moreover, 1953 is the least active season in the HURDAT database." - Didn't you say something like this in the opening sentence? Also, you might want to mention the EPAC in here or else it is a false statement, because HURDAT also includes the Atlantic.
- Removed. /me throws shoe at 1914 AHS. 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
"1949-2006 average of 13 named storms and has fewest number of storms in the hurricane database" - There you go again. Also, "has" should be changed to "had the"
- - That's what I get for writing this late at night. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"Furthermore, 1953 is also one of the few seasons without a major hurricane." - "is" to "was"
- Done. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"to the lack of satellite coverage in the region not to mention the lack of Hurricane Hunter data" - "to the lack of satellite coverage in the region in addition to the lack of Hurricane Hunter data"
- Done. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"The four storms that did indeed form developed between the" - "form developed" looks and reads kinda odd. Re-word to "The four known storms developed between the"
Done. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"though moisture from two of the reached the Southwestern United States." - Missing a word
- - Nah, it was missing a letter. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane
"The first storm formed, in late August." - No need for the comma
- Removed. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"1953 has the latest start date of any Pacific hurricane season on record." - A sentence shouldn't start with a number. Also, "has" should be "had"
- Done. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"near the Revillagigedo Islands at 0000 UTC on August 23, which were situated roughly 350 mi (560 km) south of the Baja California Peninsula" - It's probably good enough just saying "near the Revillagigedo Islands at 0000 UTC on August 23."
- Eh, nobody cares about that island group. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Also regarding the previous statement; is that when the storm developed/first observed? If so, on the next sentence it says "At this time, winds were estimated to be no higher than 28 mph (45 km/h)."; this would mean a tropical depression, but there is no TD dot on the map. Then the next sentence after that talks about what it did after forming.
- HURDAT is weird, and the tracks are weird. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"After formation, One moved west-northwest[3]" - Don't refer to it as "One", since that was not the storm's official name.
- It is offical in the EPAC book. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"The remnants of Tropical Storm One brought heavy rains to Arizona at the very end of the month.[3] A peak total of 3.22 in (82 mm) to Williams. Two other stations reported more than 3 in (76 mm) of rain." - These three sentences are short and the second one probably doesn't even qualify to be a sentence! They can be merged together in one of two ways. Option 1, the first and second sentence together: "The remnants of Tropical Storm One brought heavy rains to Arizona at the very end of the month,[3] with a peak total of 3.22 in (82 mm) in Williams." Option 2, second and third sentence together: "Rainfall peaked at 3.22 in (82 mm) in Williams, while two other stations reported more than 3 in (76 mm)."
- Did the second. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"By that night, it was estimated have developed winds of 40 mph (65 km/h)." - Missing a word
- Added word. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
What was TS Two's maximum sustained winds?
- Looking in something called the infobox. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"A tropical cyclone first formed on September 13 near Western Mexico (in the extreme southern Sea of Cortez) while generating winds of 30–40 mph (50–65 km/h)." - I'm looking at the track map and that is not the Sea of Cortez/Gulf of California, but that is where it dissipated. Also, I think you may mean tropical disturbance, instead of tropical cyclone, because the track does not show TD/TS dots (30–40 mph (50–65 km/h)).
- 1) that is the Sea of Cortex, the SOC is Jalisco up to Sonora 2) HURDAT is very screwy during that time period. 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
"and Three was upgraded into a hurricane" - Again, don't refer to storms like that because it wasn't their actual name.
- No. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"on September 14 while reaching its peak maximum sustained wind speed of 85 mph (135 km/h)." - No need for the word "peak".
- Done. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"Hurricane three attained its peak pressure of 982 mbar" - Capital "T" in "three". I think it is acceptable to have "Three" in this context because you are saying like "Hurricane Three" and "Tropical Storm Three", not like "Three moved eastward".
- Done. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
"The next day, the hurricane database suggests that Four became a hurricane on October 2" - Again, don't refer to it as "Four"
- See above. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I may have more later.--12george1 (talk) 21:44, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the review GC. Y E ^Pacific ^Hurricane 22:19, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]