75 mb/hr or 42 mb for 24 hoursRapidly Intensifying Indicator for a maritime cyclone whose central pressure is dropping, or is expected to drop, at a rate of 1 MB per hour for 24 hours. RawinsondeA radiosonde that is tracked to measure winds.
BOMB - A low pressure area undergoing rapid or explosive intensification (more than 1 MB per hour). The term is most commonly applied to rapidly intensifying hurricanes and extratropical storms.
 See also: Radar Beam, Likely, Box, Westerlies, Algorithm
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