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Hurricane Hunters take on winter storms: NOAA and USAF crews fly missions year-round
Read full article: Hurricane Hunters take on winter storms: NOAA and USAF crews fly missions year-roundThe recent hurricane season has ended, and there are several months until the next season officially starts on June 1. You might think that the crews of NOAA and the USAF Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft get a break during this time, but that’s not the case. They continue to fly missions focused on winter storms.
Zeta Zooming Offshore The Mid-Atlantic Coast Toward The Western Atlantic
Read full article: Zeta Zooming Offshore The Mid-Atlantic Coast Toward The Western AtlanticZeta is moving toward the east-northeast near 55 mph (89 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight. On the forecast track, the center of Zeta will emerge over the western Atlantic this evening. Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. A sustained wind of 39 mph (63 km/h) and a gust to 46 mph (74 km/h) were recently reported at Ocean City, Maryland. RAINFALL: The last of the heavy rainfall along the track of Zeta will impact the Mid-Atlantic through this evening.
Delta intensifies to Category 3 hurricane as it bounds toward Louisiana
Read full article: Delta intensifies to Category 3 hurricane as it bounds toward LouisianaThe center of Hurricane Delta was located near latitude 24.8 North, longitude 93.4 West. Delta is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some weakening is possible as Delta approaches the northern Gulf coast on Friday, with rapid weakening expected after the center moves inland. Within minutes of the National Hurricane Center upgrading Delta to a Category 3 hurricane Tuesday morning, data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicated that sustained winds had increased to 130 mph. Residents in these areas should ensure they have their hurricane plan in place and monitor updates to the forecast of Delta,” the Hurricane Center said.
Teddy Heading Toward The Northwest Coast Of Newfoundland
Read full article: Teddy Heading Toward The Northwest Coast Of NewfoundlandLocation 530 miles NNE of Halifax Nova Scotia Wind 50 mph Heading NNE at 32 mph Pressure 28.8 Coordinates 57.3W, 51.0NDiscussionAt 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Teddy was located near latitude 51.0 North, longitude 57.3 West based on the Marble Mountain, Newfoundland, radar and surface observations along the west coast of Newfoundland. On the forecast track, the center of Teddy should move closer to the northwestern Newfoundland coast tonight and into the Labrador Sea on Thursday before merging with a larger extratropical low. By the Sea, Newfoundland (near the Cow Head Lighthouse) reported a barometric pressure of 979 mb (28.91 inches). SURF: Large swells generated by Teddy are affecting Bermuda, the Lesser Antilles, the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, the east coast of the United States, and Atlantic Canada. WIND: Gusty winds are possible along the western coast of Newfoundland tonight.
Hanna threatens Texas; Gonzalo weakening; more trouble brewing in tropics
Read full article: Hanna threatens Texas; Gonzalo weakening; more trouble brewing in tropicsAs of 5 pm, the National Hurricane Center said Hanna was located about 195 miles east of Corpus Christi, Texas. A tropical storm warning was in effect from the mouth of the Rio Grande to San Luis Pass, Texas, and a tropical storm watch was in effect from San Luis Pass to High Island, Texas. The government of Trinidad and Tobago has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for Tobago and Grenada. The government of St. Lucia has canceled the Tropical Storm Warning for St. Lucia. This has potential for becoming a tropical storm after the weekend and could be in the vicinity of Puerto Rico by Friday next week.
John Gaughan: Watch system in Caribbean closely, a lot could change
Read full article: John Gaughan: Watch system in Caribbean closely, a lot could changeJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - As you are aware, we are closely watching 95L, an area of low pressure over the Southern Bahamas. Thursday morning's visible satellite images don't reveal anything too interesting, suggesting that if it does develop, it won't be until Friday. The more preferable forecast model for our area shows a weak tropical storm (still Humberto) cutting across the state from Fort Lauderdale to Tallahassee. Impact on a tropical damage scale of 1-10 would be a 0.5 -- yes, zero point five. These events have a high possibility:Humberto forms on Friday eveningTropical Storm Watches and maybe Warnings will be placed along our coast on Saturday and/or Sunday.