Archive for the ‘Storms’ Category
Hurricane Earl Heads For The North Caribbean
Hurricane warnings are in effect for several countries, as Hurricane Earl races for the northern Leeward Islands.
A hurricane warning is in effect for Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla, as well as for the Dutch islands of St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius. A hurricane watch is in effect for the British Virgin Islands, the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico including the islands of Culebra and Vieques.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that Hurricane Earl, with its maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), could hit the northern Leeward Islands later tonight (Sunday, August 29). It is likely to become a major hurricane by Tuesday — probably while positioned just north of Puerto Rico.
Forecasters have indicated that there is a strong chance that Hurricane Earl could brush the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region later this week, with its closest expected approach being to North Carolina on Thursday. At a minimum, the U.S. East Coast is likely to see pounding surf and dangerous rip currents as a result of Hurricane Earl.
Hurricane Danielle Seems Harmless, But Look Out For Earl
On August 23, 2010, Hurricane Danielle formed in the Atlantic, making it just the second hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. Earlier today however, it suddenly weakened from a Category 2 to a Category 1 hurricane, due to unexpected dry air intrusions and Westerly shear.
Hurricane Danielle is not expected to have much impact on the Caribbean and the United States, but may create rough conditions for Bermuda by Sunday, August 29. Don’t let your guard down just yet though, as the National Hurricane Center has warned that an ‘angry red blotch’ of weather located just south of the Cape Verde Islands, signals a mass of thunderstorms that stands a 90% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone within the next 48 hours. This will be EARL, and who to tell where he’ll end up!
Alex Becomes First Atlantic Hurricane Of 2010 Season
Late in the evening on Tuesday, June 29, Tropical storm Alex became the first hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Alex is the first Atlantic hurricane in the month of June since 1995. Overnight, Hurricane Alex grew to a powerful Category 2 storm as it neared Mexico’s Gulf coast and south Texas today. While the storm was far from the Gulf oil spill, cleanup vessels were sidelined by its ripple effects, as it whipped up high waves that frustrated oil-spill cleanup efforts and delivering tar balls and globs of crude onto already soiled beaches.
The latest Hurricane Alex update from the National Hurricane Center indicates:
ALEX IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES…110 KM…FROM THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES…335 KM PRIMARILY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ALEX IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH…17 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL LANDFALL IN NORTHEASTERN MEXICO later this evening.
LOCATION…24.3N 97.5W
i.e. ABOUT 40 MI…65 KM NNE OF LA PESCA MEXICO
or ABOUT 110 MI…180 KM S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…100 MPH…155 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH…17 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…948 MB…27.99 INCHES
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR… * THE COAST OF TEXAS SOUTH OF BAFFIN BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE and also for THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE TO LA CRUZ
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN IN EFFECT FOR… * THE COAST OF TEXAS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT OCONNOR and also for THE COAST OF MEXICO SOUTH OF LA CRUZ TO CABO ROJO
Tropical Storm Alex – First Named Storm Of The 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Tropical Storm Alex has formed in the Caribbean off the coast of Central America, thus making it the first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. Forming from a tropical wave, it slowly developed in the Caribbean Sea, moving from a tropical depression to a tropical storm on June 25, 2010.
As at 1 p.m. CDT on June 26, 2010, the National Hurricane Center described Tropical Storm Alex as follows:
LARGE TROPICAL STORM ALEX HEADING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA…
LOCATION…17.5N 87.2W
ABOUT 75 MI…120 KM E OF BELIZE CITY
ABOUT 100 MI…160 KM SE OF CHETUMAL MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…45 MPH…75 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 9 MPH…15 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1003 MB…29.62 INCHES
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR… THE COAST OF BELIZE AND THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO FROM CHETUMAL TO CANCUN * THE ISLANDS OF ROATAN…GUANAJA…AND UTILA IN HONDURAS
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR… * THE COAST OF HONDURAS FROM LIMON WESTWARD TO THE BORDER OF HONDURAS AND GUATEMALA
Update on Tropical Storm Erika – September 3, 2009
As at AT 11 AM AST, THE CENTER OF THE POORLY-ORGANIZED TROPICAL STORM ERIKA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 63.5 WEST, OR ABOUT 100 MILES (165 KM) EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ST. CROIX, AND ABOUT 200 MILES (320 KM) EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.
ERIKA’S MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH (65 KM/HR), WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT IS CURRENTLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/HR), AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 1010 MB – 29.83 INCHES.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES (280 KM) PRIMARILY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER, AND THE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH ERIKA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TODAY AND APPROACH THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. IT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES, PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES POSSIBLE).
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR DOMINICA, GUADELOUPE, ST. MARTIN, ST. BARTHELEMY, ANTIGUA, BARBUDA, MONTSERRAT, ST. KITTS, NEVIS, ANGUILLA, ST. MAARTEN, SABA AND ST. EUSTATIUS. NEW WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PUERTO RICO.
