Tropical Storm Fay developed from an area of disturbed weather that included a broad, non-tropical low pressure system over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. During the first few days of September, a broad mid- to upper-level trough moved southward from the United States and became stationary across the northern Gulf of Mexico. Thunderstorms developed along a surface low pressure trough that hugged the northern Gulf of Mexico coastal areas. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/2002fay.shtml#TABLE2

YOUR DATA In Cell A1, enter your name In Cell A2, enter your partner’s name In Cell A3, enter you school name In Cell A4, enter your team number

Your first data chart should indicate the date/time in the first column and correlating pressure in the second.

In a separate data chart, indicate the date/time in the first column and wind speed in the second.

Create three graphs of your data.

Each graph must be a line graph. The X & Y axis must be labeled. Individual data labels should NOT be included. The X axis should be the date and the Y axis should be the data that correlates to it.

Your third graph should determine if there is any discernable relationship between pressure and wind speed. Graph pressure as your independent variable and wind speed as the dependent.

CORRELATING QUESTIONS:

1. On September 7, at noon, in what stage was tropical storm Fay?

2. Where was Tropical Storm Fay?

3. Where there any tornadoes associated with Fay? If so, how many? 4. Which location reported the most rainfall in inches as a result of tropical storm Fay?

5. What is a tropical cyclone?

6. When, during the year, in the United States, are our Gulf and East Coast states at great risk for cyclones?

7. How are tropical cyclones named in different bodies of water?

8. Find a picture that shows the structure of a cyclone.