Talk:Meteorological history of Hurricane Gustav

Tornadoes

Might made an interesting addition. Plasticup ^T/C 13:27, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Lead

Basically doesn't exist. Needs at least three paragraphs. Plasticup ^T/C 14:19, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

I wrote something up: it's not perfect but it's a start. Plasticup ^T/C 15:34, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

B-class review

Although this isn't an official type of review, I'm just letting you know the one thing that needs to be fixed in order for this to be a b-class article

• References 82 through 128 need to be cited correctly (following the style that the first 81 refs are cited)

Once that is done, it's a B-class article :) Cyclonebiskit (talk) 17:58, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Once those citations are done, I would be confident in putting it up for peer review then GA nom. I'll put it on my list :) Plasticup ^T/C 14:24, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

It needs the Tropical Cyclone Report too now that it's out. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 14:30, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Oh yeah, I knew there was I reason I didn't polish this off last summer - we were waiting for the TCR. Plasticup ^T/C 19:51, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Meteorological history of Hurricane Gustav/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Hi, I will be reviewing this article which is currently at Good Article Nomination. I should have the review completed within an hour or two. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 15:42, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

• Lead
  • Un-bold the name of the article and link Hurricane Gustav there; remove the comma after days and unlink the second use of Gustav

I've had this discussion with Sandy Georgia a couple times, and we agreed to follow the precedent of featured articles, Meteorological history of Hurricane Wilma, Meteorological history of Hurricane Dean, and Meteorological history of Hurricane Gordon (1994), which do it this way. For the MOS documentation, see WP:BOLDTITLE. Plasticup ^T/C 20:05, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

• • Wikilink all place names, bodies of water and meteorology jargon

Found a couple of unlinked countries, one body of water, but no meteorology jargon. Most was already linked. Plasticup ^T/C 20:05, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

• Formation
  • Wikilink all place names, bodies of water and meteorology jargon

I don't see any that are not linked previously in the article. Plasticup ^T/C 20:05, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

• • What were its winds prior to landfall in Haiti?

Added this. Plasticup ^T/C 20:05, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

• • What was the intensity at landfall in Haiti?

Added this too, but I don't want to get too bogged down in the numbers. Nothing makes an article boring like a pile of numbers. I tried to stick to the big ones: peak wind speed and peak intensity. Plasticup ^T/C 20:05, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

• Interaction with Haiti and Jamaica
  • Wikilink all place names, bodies of water and meteorology jargon
  • The section looks like a block of text overwhelmed by references, can you move the references around so that most of the sentences aren't interrupted by a reference?
• Western Caribbean Sea
  • Wikilink all place names, bodies of water and meteorology jargon
  • A sudden drop in pressure–down 11 mbar (0.32 inHg) to 954 mbar (28.17 inHg) what time did this occur and how long did this take to happen?

Good idea. Added that (6 hours, btw) Plasticup ^T/C 21:08, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

• • when it had been a mere tropical storm only 24 hours earlier. mere is somewhat point of view, best not to use it

Relative to a Cat 4, TS is objectively puny. I'm not sure what "point of view" you fear it is representing. Merrian-Webster defines "mere" as being nothing more than, which is appropriate as (24 hours previously) Gustav was nothing more than a tropical storm. Wikitionary defines it as Just, only; the smallest amount; having no greater importance or extent - again, I think that applies. Plasticup ^T/C 21:08, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

• • Here, even as it brushed the island, Hurricane Gustav reached its peak strength of 150 mph (240 km/h). Add minimum pressure and the record wind gust recorded at landfall

Sounds good. Plasticup ^T/C 21:08, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

The 184 kt gust really needs mentioning, it might be a world record if verified by the WMO. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 22:34, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

All of the discussion at the time concluded the measurement must have been erroneous, but a little searching shows that the WMO confirmed it. Thanks - it makes a great addition. Plasticup ^T/C 22:52, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

• Gulf of Mexico
  • Wikilink all place names, bodies of water and meteorology jargon

Found one, but again most are already linked. Plasticup ^T/C 21:08, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

• • Again this section looks like a block of text overwhelmed by references
• Dissipation
  • Split the second paragraph

You got it. Plasticup ^T/C 21:08, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

• Overall this is a very nice article, just minor things here and there. My main issue is the excessive referencing throughout the article. Some places there are three words then a double reference, highly unnecessary. If you can reduce the number of references using the TCR that would be preferable. My apologies for this review coming out much later than I said it would. I've been having internet issues all day and I lost connection shortly before finishing my review. I'm putting the article on hold to allow you to address these issues. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 02:36, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Not at all! Thanks for giving it such a thorough review! I'm sure you'll have more to say when you see what I have and haven't changed, but there's really no rush. Plasticup ^T/C 21:08, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Everything looks good, I'm passing the article now. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 23:08, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

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Guys, finish Hurricane Gustav#Storm history before making articles like this... assessment-wise, needs formatted references and impactcontinued history, if any, of the extratropical remnants. Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 16:35, 5 September 2008 (UTC) Impact isn't part of the meteorological history, and I am going to format the references when I can. It is going to take a little while. The Storm History in Hurricane Gustav can probably be cut down now that this is written. Plasticup T/C 16:37, 5 September 2008 (UTC) Er, impact was a mental mistake due to lack of sleep, but still, the meteorological history isn't done yet. Titoxd(?!? - cool stuff) 23:20, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

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