Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Hurricane Nate (2005)

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The article was promoted by Raul654 19:14, 10 February 2009 [1].

Hurricane Nate (2005)

Nominator(s): –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone

The backlog at FAC seems to have been cut down quite a bit, and I have no outstanding nominations, so here's a new article for consideration. I had fun writing this article, and I've received help with the prose from Durova (talk · contribs) and Enigmaman (talk · contribs). –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 19:27, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support, all issues resolved. Cyclone biskit 03:38, 28 January 2009 (UTC) ~~Comments~~[reply]

Hurricane Nate was an Atlantic hurricane that threatened Bermuda but remained at sea during early September 2005. Nate was the fourteenth named storm and seventh hurricane of the 2005 season. Hurricane Nate formed to the southwest of Bermuda on September 5 and initially moved very slowly to the northeast. Nate, Nate, Nate.... Also, you could combine the second and third sentences.
- Done. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A tropical wave emerged from the west coast of Africa on August 30 and tracked westward across the Atlantic Ocean, maintaining a vigorous area of convection along the wave axis. Link convection
- Done. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
By September 1 most of the deep convection had been stripped away by southwesterly wind shear. Link wind shear
- Already linked in the lead. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As a result of the low wind shear, convection redeveloped and organized along the wave axis When did the convection diminish? I saw nothing prior to this that hinted lessened convection.
- Second sentence of the met. history? –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Mixed up well-defined with the convection, my bad. Cyclone biskit 03:00, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Convective banding formed around a broad surface low. Link convective banding
- Done. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It is estimated that the system developed into a tropical depression at 1800 UTC on September 5. is -> was
- I disagree. That's what the NHC currently estimates. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
At the time it was located approximately 350 miles (560 km) to the south-southwest of Bermuda. Either the sentence isn't complete, or it's missing something
- Seems fine to me. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Upon being designated, Tropical Depression 15 developed deep convection close to, and to the east of, the center of circulation. 15 -> Fifteen
- Any particular reason why? –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - The word form was the official name. Cyclonebiskit 03:00, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - Meh, fine. Changed. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 03:31, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
At the same time, banding features became better organized. Delink banding features here
- Done. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Late on September 6 a developing banding eye feature became evident. comma after 6
- I disagree, unnecessary commas disrupt the sentence flow. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Tropical Storm Nate strengthened further and became a hurricane at 1200 UTC September 7, as it began to turn away from Bermuda. 1200 UTC September 7 -> 1200 UTC on September 7
- Done. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
By 5 pm EDT on September 9, all of the already limited convective activity was confined to the eastern semicircle, leaving the low-level center exposed. Why use EDT here and UTC for everything else?
At 11 pm EDT on September 7, the National Hurricane Center assessed a 34% chance that Nate would pass within 75 miles (121 km) of the island. Same as above
- Fixed. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Due to the lack of any major effects from Hurricane Nate, the name was not retired by the World Meteorological Organization and will be on the list of names for the 2011 season. Can you use a better source for this than the current naming list page at the NHC? The report on the retired names used in conjunction with the current reference would be better.
- Unnecessary and redundant. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Several minor errors, nothing major so these should be easy to fix. Cyclone biskit 01:54, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Image review: the three images check out fine, being from government agencies or public-domain derivative works of them. Jappalang (talk) 00:59, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Truco (talk · contribs)

~~By September 1 most of the deep convection had been stripped away by southwesterly wind shear. - comma after September 21~~

~~At the time it was located approximately 350 miles (560 km) to the south-southwest of Bermuda. - comma after time~~

~~Late on September 6 a developing banding eye feature became evident. - comma after September 6~~
- Actually, I believe the above three are better without excessive commas. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Not really because read those sentence aloud, a pause is needed where I pointed out above.--TRUCO 16:59, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - It's grammatically correct either way, and I like to keep the prose flowing quickly, rather than chopped up by superfluous punctuation. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 17:07, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      - That's really a users preference but it can be either or I guess.--TRUCO 17:24, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Some models indicated that Nate could have been either be absorbed by or merged with the larger Hurricane Maria, but the NHC forecast that Nate would survive as a separate system, which it did. - the acronym is not listed before this statement, as in "National Hurricane Center (NHC)"
- Fixed. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The storm was reduced to a swirl of low-level clouds just hours later.[12] Nate became extratropical the next day before becoming absorbed by a larger system by 0000 UTC on September 13, to the north-northeast of the Azores. ~~- IMO there is no need for the comma~~
- IMO, the sentence would get too long and confusing without the comma. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - It could be either or, so its not a biggie.--TRUCO 16:59, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
~~A tropical storm watch was issued for Bermuda early on September 7 and later that day a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch superseded it.~~ ~~- comma before and and before a~~
- Done. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
~~Two ships reported tropical storm-force winds in association with the storm: the Maersk New Orleans, to the north of the center, and a ship with the call sign WCZ858 to the east-southeast.~~ ~~- to the center of what?~~
- Fixed. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
When Tropical Storm Nate developed on September 5, it was the earliest ever in the season that the fourteenth named tropical storm developed, beating the previous record held by storm 14 of the 1936 season. ~~- I don't know, but for a featured article words like beating should be "surpassing"~~
- Done. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I rarely review at FAC, but Hurricane articles catch my eye for some reason :)--TRUCO 01:53, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the review! –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 02:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support - problems resolved to meet WP:WIAFA.--TRUCO 17:24, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments -

Newspapers titles in the references should be in italics. If you're using {{cite news}}, use the work field for the title of the paper, and the publisher field for the name of the actual company that publishes the paper.
- Done Cyclone biskit 17:12, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
~~Spell out NOAA in the references (whaps Julian)~~
- Done Cyclone biskit 17:12, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Otherwise, sources look okay, links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:51, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support. This is a well-done article. Karanacs (talk) 15:51, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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