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Monday, October 5, 2009

TROPICAL STORM GRACE

TROPICAL STORM GRACE ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092009
500 AM AST MON OCT 05 2009

TROPICAL STORM /HURRICANE GRACE SLIGHTLY STRONGER...HEADING RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE
NORTHEAST ATLANTIC...






AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GRACE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 43.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 18.0 WEST OR ABOUT 585
MILES...940 KM...NORTHEAST OF THE AZORES.

TROPICAL STORM /HURRICANE GRACE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH...44 KM/HR. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EARLY TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM /HURRICANE GRACE HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS...AND TROPICAL STORM GRACE IS EXPECTED TO BE ABSORBED BY A LARGE NON-
TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE NORTHEASTERN ATLANTIC BY
TUESDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM
FROM THE CENTER.





ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...43.0N 18.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHEAST OR 45 DEGREES AT 28 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB

English Translation, by the looks of the various satellite images of TROPICAL STORM /HURRICANE GRACE, TROPICAL STORM /HURRICANE GRACE is heading in the direction of the British Islands. TROPICAL STORM /HURRICANE GRACE, however, is expected to weaken and be absorbed into another lowe pressure region to the SW of England by Tuesday. So, at this point, there is no need for concern for those living in England, TROPICAL STORM /HURRICANE GRACE will most likely not be sending any HURRICANE FORCE WINDS into your area. There may be some rainfall, but nothing in the relm of what is happening in the Eastern Pacific with TYPHOON PARMA which is currently battering Taiwan.





Wednesday, September 9, 2009

HURRICANE FRED TROPICAL STORM LINDA UPDATE

FRED has moved from Tropical storm to a Category 2 Hurricane over night. At this point, HURRICANE FRED is expected to strengthen a little bit however HURRICANE FRED is likely to weaken and dissipate entirely before he reaches any populated land.









On the other coast, TROPICAL STORM LINDA is not expected to become much of anything and she will also weaken over the next day. It is not expected TROPICAL STORM LINDA will become HURRICANE LINDA


HURRICANE FRED ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072009
500 AM AST WED SEP 09 2009

...FRED INTENSIFIES RAPIDLY OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL
ATLANTIC...

AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRED WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 31.7 WEST OR ABOUT 500 MILES...
805 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

FRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20
KM/HR...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND THEN NORTH-NORTHWEST
WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.






SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FRED IS
A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND FRED COULD BECOME A
MAJOR HURRICANE LATER TODAY. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON
THURSDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85
MILES...140 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...13.2N 31.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 13 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB

TROPICAL STORM LINDA

TROPICAL STORM LINDA ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP152009
200 AM PDT WED SEP 09 2009

...LINDA DRIFTING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH...

AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LINDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 128.4 WEST OR ABOUT
1300 MILES...2095 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.






LINDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME MODEST STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY....HOWEVER LINDA
IS FORECAST TO BEGIN WEAKENING ON THURSDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...15.8N 128.4W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 340 DEGREES AT 2 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Tropical Storm Fred & Linda may form Hurricanes

There are two current active storm fronts, one in the Atlantic, and one in the Pacific. Tropical Storm Fred is forming in the eastern Atlantic and has plenty of time to form into Hurricane Fred as he moves along his projected path.





Tropical Storm Linda, on the other hand, is forming off the Baja and seems to be pulling some strength from the remnants of HURRICANE JIMENA. At first glance, TROPICAL STORM LINDA looks quite small, however a simple glance to the North East shows a long tail which stretches towards land. Once this is pulled into the vortex of Tropical Storm Linda, she should become a strong force to be reckoned with



TROPICAL STORM FRED ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072009
500 AM AST TUE SEP 08 2009

...FRED STRENGTHENING OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC...

AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRED WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 27.3 WEST OR ABOUT 285
MILES...460 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

FRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR. A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.





SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND FRED COULD BECOME A
HURRICANE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...11.8N 27.3W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT 15 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB



TROPICAL STORM LINDA



TROPICAL STORM LINDA ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP152009
200 AM PDT TUE SEP 08 2009






...LINDA MOVING SLOWLY WITH NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH...

AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LINDA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 128.4 WEST OR ABOUT
1320 MILES...2125 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.

LINDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH. A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST AND THEN THE NORTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...15.1N 128.4W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 265 DEGREES AT 8 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

TROPICAL STORM ERIKA / HURRICANE ERIKA UPDATE


TROPICAL STORM ERIKA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062009
200 AM AST WED SEP 02 2009

...ERIKA LESS ORGANIZED BUT CENTER APPEARS TO BE CLOSER TO THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS...






A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN...
ANTIGUA...BARBUDA...ST. KITTS...NEVIS...ANGUILLA...ST. MARTIN AND
ST. BARTHELEMY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THESE
AND SOME OF THE OTHER LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER THIS MORNING.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...THE U.S. AND
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF ERIKA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.





AT 200 AM AST...0600 UTC...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
STORM ERIKA WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 58.7
WEST OR ABOUT 200 MILES...320 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS.

ERIKA APPEARS TO HAVE MOVED GENERALLY WESTWARD NEAR 10 MPH...16
KM/HR OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO RESUME A
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION LATER THIS MORNING. ON THIS TRACK...THE
CENTER OF ERIKA COULD PASS NEAR THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER
TODAY. HOWEVER MOST OF THE STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM
ARE OCCURRING WELL TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.






TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...195 KM
MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE
DATA IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.

ERIKA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 200 AM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...17.0N 58.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

HURRICANE JIMENA and TS KEVIN UPDATE

The Western Atlantic and Hurricane Danny have calmed down abit and the Eastern Pacific is once again being ravaged by storms. Hurricane Jimena popped up over the last few days and is now threatening to hit the Baja Coast. This will be the first direct hit Hurricane for the Eastern Pacific, there were a few close

HURRICANE JIMENA SATELLITE IMAGE


calls, however those Hurricanes did manage to calm down a little before they got close to land.






HURRICANE JIMENA



At the present time, those in Western Mainland Mexico and the Southern California Baja Peninsula are being warned to keep an eye on HURRICANE JIMENA.

HURRICANE JIMENA is currently a CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE producing sustained winds of 135 MPH or 215 KM/HR with even higher wind gusts. The NOAA HURRICANE TRACKER WEATHER OFFICE is expecting HURRICANE JIMENA to strengthen substantially over the next 48 hours as she heads towards the southern Baja.

HURRICANE JIMENA PROJECTED PATH


HURRICANE force winds are extending 25 MILES or 35 KM from the eye of HURRICANE JIMENA and Tropical Storm Force winds up to 70 Miles or 110 KM from the eye. Although HURRICANE JIMENA seems like a small HURRICANE in width, she is still very dangerous, as you can see in the HURRICANE JIMENA PROJECTED PATH, the EYE OF HURRICANE JIMENA is expected to head right over the Southern Baja by Tuesday.






HURRICANE JIMENA will likely produce large swells and a substantial amount of damage to the southern California Baja. Stay tuned to Eye On the HurrIcane - Hurricane Tracker for LIVE WEB CAMERA's of the CALIfRONIA BAJA as HURRICANE JIMENA heads towards land.

TROPICAL STORM KEVIN



TS KEVIN is another active Eastern Pacific storm, however, unlike HURRICANE JIMENA, TS KEVIN is not expected to hit land and NOAA HURRICANE TRACKER officials are predicting TROPICAL STORM KEVIN will disipate over the water. TROPICAL STORM KEVIN is moving quite slow and is not expected to reach HURRICANE status.




Thursday, August 27, 2009

TROPICAL STORM / HURRICANE DANNY UPDATE

With Tropical Storm TS Ignacio calming down further in the Pacific Ocean, we now have Tropical Storm TS Danny rapidly approaching Category 1 Hurricane Status. The eye of Hurricane Danny has reformed slightly farther north.








Maximum sustained winds being produced by TS Danny are currently at 60 MPH or 95 KPH with gusts approaching those of Hurricane status (over 75 MPH for Category 1). The NOAA Hurricane tracker office is warning those in The Caolina's north to New England should monitor TS Danny as he may very well beccome Hurricane Danny quite shortly.

Tropical Storm Danny is currently 370 Miles or 590 KM ENE of Nassau and approximately 575 Miles or 925 KM SSE of Cape Hatteras North Carolina. With a travelling speed of about 10 MPH with a Northwest heading, Tropical Storm Danny should be effecting any of those area's sometime today. NOAA Weather officials are predicting a Northward shift in direction for TS or Hurricane Danny later today. This shift in direction is what would bring TS or Hurricane Danny towards the Carolina's.






Tropical Storm Danny is expected to become Hurricane Danny by 2AM on Saturday morning when he is of the coast of the Carolina's. The eye of Hurricane Danny is expected to hit land on the South west Coast of Nova Scotia by 2AM Sunday morning. This will be the second Hurricane hit on the Atlantic Province of Nova Scotia this week.






A few days ago, Police were stationed by Peggy's Cove in attempts to ward off hurricane watchers who wanted to catch a glimpse of Hurricane Bill and the massive swells he was producing. EyeOnTheHurrIcane - Hurricane Tracker has several live webcams from Nova Scotia posted, including one of Peggy's Cove. Wherever Hurricane Danny hits land, and where available, you can be sure EyeOnTheHurricane - Hurricane Tracker will have live webcam feeds of Hurricane Danny.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

TROPICAL STORM / HURRICANE ANA Heads towards Leeward Islands

TROPICAL STORM ANA TO STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE ANA AS IT HEADS TOWARDS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS


TROPICAL STORM ANA or HURRICANE ANA, depending on when you read this is the first named HURRICANE in the 2009 East Coast HURRICANE season. The west coast and hawaiian Islands has seen a number of Hurricanes and Tropical storms this year, in fact they are already up to the letter "G" for Hurricane Guillermo, which is still battering the Eastern Pacific and heading towards Baja California with 125 MPH Winds.









At this point, Tropical Strom / Hurricane Ana is heading straight for the Leeward Islands which are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain of islands, situated where the Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean, the Leeward Islands are part of the West Indies.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Ana has formed over the Atlantic and could strengthen as it heads toward the Leeward Islands.

The National Hurricane Center says Ana could trigger a tropical storm watch for parts of the Leeward Islands later Saturday. It could be approaching the islands by Monday.

Ana, the first named storm of the Atlantic season, could slowly strengthen in the next couple of days as it moves to the west at 16 mph. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Guillermo was swirling in the Pacific as a Category 3 storm. Winds were near 115 mph as the hurricane moved to the west-northwest at 16 mph. It was about 1,385 miles west of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula early Saturday morning.



TROPICAL STORM ANA ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009
1100 AM AST SAT AUG 15 2009

...ANA...PRONOUNCED AH-NA...MOVING QUICKLY WESTWARD WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH...

INTERESTS IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO
RICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ANA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY
BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.








AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.3 WEST OR ABOUT
920 MILES...1480 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

ANA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER OF ANA NEAR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...14.3N 48.3W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 16 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.





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