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Saturday, October 17, 2009

HURRICANE RICK UPDATE PROJECTED PATH

HURRICANE RICK is currently classed as a very dangerous Category 4 Hurricane and may well reach Category 5 shortly. This would make Hurricane Rick the worst Hurricane seen in the Eastern Pacific this Hurricane season.

With Hurricane Season almost over, Hurricane Rick may very well bring the season out with a bang. At this time, forcasters feel Hurricane Rick will follow the coastline and with any luck, the Eye of Hurricane Rick will not hit land. Although, by the looks of the projected Path of Hurricane Rick, Hurricane Rick is headed for the southern Baja, an area frequently ravaged by hurricanes this year.






The Southern coast of Mexico, is also expected to see some large swells, as a result of the Hurricane force winds of HURRICANE RICK. These swells are forcasted to result in dangerous Surf conditions.

HURRICANE RICK ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP202009
800 AM PDT SAT OCT 17 2009







...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE RICK CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN...

AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RICK WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 103.0 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES
...450 KM...SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO AND ABOUT 345 MILES...
550 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.

HURRICANE RICK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF RICK IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
OFFSHORE OF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE
HURRICANE MOVES GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 145 MPH...230 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THIS MAKES RICK AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST...AND HURRICANE RICK COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE LATER
TODAY OR TONIGHT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RICK...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
115 MILES...185 KM FROM THE EYE OF HURRICANE RICK.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF HURRICANE RICK IS 938 MB...27.70 INCHES.

LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE RICK MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
COAST OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...CAUSING
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.

OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE RICK WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO THROUGH TONIGHT.

...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...14.2N 103.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...938 MB





Friday, October 16, 2009

HURRICANE RICK TO BATTER MEXICO

HURRICANE RICK ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP202009
800 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2009

HURRICANE RICK BECOMES THE SEVENTH HURRICANE OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC
SEASON...






AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RICK WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 12.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 99.4 WEST OR ABOUT 290 MILES...
470 KM...SOUTH OF ACAPULCO MEXICO.

HURRICANE RICK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF HURRICANE RICK ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SUBSTANTIAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS AND RICK MAY BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON SATURDAY.





HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RICK AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES...110 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.

OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE RICK MAY IMPACT THE SOUTHEASTERN
MEXICO COAST TODAY.

...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...12.7N 99.4W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB







Thursday, October 15, 2009

HURRICANE RICK

TROPICAL STORM RICK INTENSIFYING QUICKLY...COULD BECOME HURRICANE RICK TOMORROW...

AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RICK HURRICANE RICK WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.7 WEST OR ABOUT 345
MILES...555 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO.






TROPICAL STORM RICK HURRICANE RICK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM RICK HURRICANE RICK HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND TROPICAL STORM RICK HURRICANE RICK COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TOMORROW.






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

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...12.4N 97.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 9 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB





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 LINDA & FRED

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

HURRICANE JIMENA UPDATE - Weakens to Cat 2 but still dangerous

HURRICANE JIMENA PROJECTED PATH UPDATE

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009
1100 PM PDT TUE SEP 01 2009

...JIMENA WEAKENS TO CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE...SQUALLS AFFECTING THE
SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST
COAST...AND FROM MULEGE SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST...INCLUDING CABO
SAN LUCAS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS.
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.





A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NORTH OF PUNTA ABREOJOS TO PUNTA EUGENIA
ON THE WEST COAST...AND NORTH OF MULEGE TO BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA
ON THE EAST COAST. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN
24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF MAINLAND
MEXICO FROM ALTATA TO BAHIA KINO. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND IN
NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JIMENA.
ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED
STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.





AT 1100 PM PDT...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.7 WEST OR ABOUT 95
MILES...155 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF LA PAZ MEXICO AND ABOUT 110
MILES...175 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LAZARO MEXICO.

JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF JIMENA
WILL BE NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA WEDNESDAY...AND BE NEAR OR OVER THE CENTRAL BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 110 MPH...175
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JIMENA IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE
ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED PRIOR
TO LANDFALL...WITH A MORE RAPID WEAKENING THEREAFTER.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 965 MB...28.50 INCHES.

JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BAJA PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF
WESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH POSSIBLE
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.






A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING
WAVES WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.

...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...23.4N 111.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 340 DEGREES AT 13 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...965 MB

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.

HURRICANE JIMENA PROJECTED PATH TO REACH ARIZONA

HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY PROJECTED PATH ADN UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009
800 AM PDT TUE SEP 01 2009

...OUTER RAINBANDS OF DANGEROUS JIMENA SPREADING OVER SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA...HURRICANE WARNING EXTENDED NORTHWARD...

AT 8 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE
HURRICANE WARNING NORTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TO PUNTA ABREOJOS...AND ALONG THE EAST COAST
OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TO MULEGE. A HURRICANE WARNING IS
NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA FROM PUERTO ABREOJOS SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST...AND
FROM MULEGE SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST... INCLUDING CABO SAN
LUCAS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS.
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.






A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
NORTH OF PUERTO ABREOJOS ON THE WEST COAST TO PUNTA EUGENIA...AND
NORTH OF MULEGE ON THE EAST COAST TO BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA. A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF MAINLAND
MEXICO FROM ALTATA TO HUATABAMPITO. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. THIS WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED NORTHWARD
LATER TODAY.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND IN
NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JIMENA.

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 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.7 WEST OR ABOUT
140 MILES...225 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO AND
ABOUT 280 MILES...455 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LAZARO
MEXICO.

JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...
19 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...JIMENA WILL BE
APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND APPROACH THE CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA BY THURSDAY.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT JIMENA HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
NEAR 145 MPH...230 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JIMENA IS A CATEGORY
FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN
STRENGTH ARE LIKELY TODAY...AND GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST ON
WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR
HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.






HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER
IS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES.

JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH
POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES.

A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES WILL PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA.

...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...21.0N 110.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB

Sunday, August 30, 2009

HURRICANE JIMENA UPDATE STRONGER WILL HANG AROUND LONGER

Not much has changed in HURRICANE JIMENA over the last day except location and a 5MPH increase in wind speed. HURRICANE JIMENA is still a very dangerous HURRICANE with sustained wind speeds at 140 MPH or 220 KPH with higher gusts.








HURRICANE JIMENA is moving WNW at approx 8 MPH or 13 KPH. The slower progression of HURRICANE JIMENA, when compared to the speeds of HURRICANE DANNY or BILL, make HURRICANE JIMENA more dangerous when she hits an area as HURRICANE force winds will hang around for longer.

HURRICANE JIMENA is expected to make a shift to the Nortwest then North North West over the next 48 hours. This PROJECTED PATH will bring HURRICANE JIMENA right up the Baja Coast into the southern tip of the California Baja Peninsula.














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.




Sunday, August 23, 2009

HURRICANE BILL NOVA SCOTIA WEBCAMS and UPDATE


HURRICANE BILL is headed for a direct hit on Nova Scotia Canada. At the current time, HURRICANE BILL is hovering 95 Miles or 150 KM off Halifax Harbour. With Hurricane force winds extending 85 Miles or 140 KM from the eye of HURRICANE BILL 2009, it is not hard to see how Halifax and area's north of the provincial capital will be effected.





As mentioned, Hurricane Force winds of 85 MPH or 140 KPH are extending 85 Miles from the eye of HURRICANE BILL as it storms off the coast of Nova Scotia. HURRICANE BILL is currently heading North East at 33MPH or 54 KPH. HURRICANE BILL is currenty a Category 1 HURRICANE.

The Environment Canada Hurricane centre is predicting waves up to 8 meters will hit the eastern Nova Scotia seaboard today decreasing to 3 Meters after midnight.

The projected path of Hurricane Bill also brings it towards Newfoundland. Environment Canada Hurricane centre is predicting HURRICANE BILL wil further diminish by the time it hits Newfoundland.

The confederation bridge, the longest bridge in North America, which connects New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island will most likely be closed due to severe wind conditions.


Below are some LIVE HURRICANE BILL WEB CAMERA's from NOVA SCOTIA CANADA. These LIVE WEB CAMS are LIVE FOOTAGE OF HURRICANE BILL as it hits NOVA SCOTIA. To see updated images, simply press REFRESH on your browser. This will load the newest NOVA SCOTIA HURRICANE BILL WEB CAMERA LIVE FOOTAGE
























Saturday, August 22, 2009

HURRICANE BILL Will cause substantial Damage

HURRICANE BILL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 30A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032009
800 PM AST SAT AUG 22 2009

...BILL MOVING NORTHWARD...EXPECTED TO PASS OFFSHORE OF NEW ENGLAND
TONIGHT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF
NOVA SCOTIA FROM CHARLESVILLE TO POINT ACONI. A HURRICANE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA FROM ECUM SECUM
TO POINT ACONI.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF
MASSACHUSETTS FROM WOODS HOLE TO SAGAMORE BEACH...INCLUDING THE
ISLANDS OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.






A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN COAST OF
NOVA SCOTIA FROM NORTH OF POINT ACONI WESTWARD TO TIDNISH...FOR THE
WESTERN COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA FROM FORT LAWRENCE TO CHARLESVILLE...
AND FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND FROM VICTORIA IN QUEEN COUNTY
NORTHWARD TO LOWER DARNLEY IN PRINCE COUNTY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM PARSONS POND AROUND THE WESTERN...
SOUTHERN...AND EASTERN COASTS OF NEWFOUNDLAND TO HARBOUR DEEP.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND AND IN THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF BILL.

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 800 PM AST...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 37.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.3 WEST OR ABOUT 255
MILES...415 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS AND
ABOUT 550 MILES...880 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA.

BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 24 MPH...39 KM/HR. THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF
HURRICANE BILL SHOULD PASS OFFSHORE OF THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND
TONIGHT...MOVE OVER OR NEAR NOVA SCOTIA ON SUNDAY...AND BE NEAR
NEWFOUNDLAND SUNDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. BILL IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY AS BILL MOVES OVER
COOLER WATERS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO
275 MILES...445 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 961 MB...28.38 INCHES.






TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE TRACK OF BILL ACROSS NOVA
SCOTIA...PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AND NEWFOUNDLAND. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAIN ARE EXPECTED OVER NANTUCKET ISLAND...WITH AROUND 1 INCH
EXPECTED OVER OUTER CAPE COD AND MARTHAS VINEYARD.

LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE BILL WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
MUCH OF THE U.S. EAST COAST AND SPREAD INTO THE ATLANTIC MARITIMES
OF CANADA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY CAUSE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. SWELLS
FROM BILL ARE STILL AFFECTING THE BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA BUT SHOULD
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT.

...SUMMARY OF 800 PM AST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...37.8N 68.3W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 24 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...961 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.

$$
FORECASTER BRENNAN

HURRICANE BILL - NOVA SCOTIA HURRICANE WARNINGS

As HURRICANE BILL is moving north, Environment Canada has now issued a TROPICAL STORM WARNING for NOVA SCOTIA FROM CHARLESVILLE IN SHELBURNE COUNTY
EASTWARD TO ECUM SECUM IN HALIFAX COUNTY also FROM NORTH OF POINT ACONI WESTWARD TO TIDNISH AND FROM VICTORIA IN QUEEN COUNTY NORTHWARD TO LOWER DARNLEY IN PRINCE COUNTY PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND and FROM PARSONS POND AROUND THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF NEWFOUNDLAND TO ARNOLDS COVE

A HURRICANE WATCH has been issued in Nova Scotia FROM JUST EAST OF ECUM SECUM TO POINT ACONI.






HURRICANE BILL is still a Category 2 HURRICANE with sustained wind speeds of 100 MPH or 160KPH. HURRICANE FORCE winds are being recorded 85 Miles or 140 KM from the Eye of HURRICANE BILL.

Large swells generated by HURRICANE BILL are still hitting the Bahamas, Bermuda and approaching the SE Coast of the United States. Points further north up into the Atlantic Maritime Provinces of Canada will start to see large swells from HURRICANE BILL later today and through the weekend. Weather officials are continuing to warn individuals to stay out of the water as the swells from HURRICANE BILL will likely cause life threatening rip currents







There is no further major development in the possibility of the weather system currently following HURRICANE BILL. There has been some growth and it may in fact become Tropical Storm Danny.

Meanwhile, the weather system in the Eastern Pacific is getting a little stronger and is one step closer to becoming TROPICAL STORM HILDA which may lead to HURRICANE HILDA.







Stay tuned to the HTBW HURRICANE TRACKER for constant updates as HURRICANE BILL heads up the eastern seaboard. As webcamer's are available, HTBW HURRICANE TRACKER will post a number of HURRICANE WEB CAMERA's from the effected area's

Here is a LIVE WEBCAMERA from the NOVA SCOTIA COAST Click REFRESh to get an updated image




Here is a LIVE WEB CAM in NEWFOUNDLAND





Friday, August 21, 2009

HURRICANE BILL Moving towards New York, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland

HURRICANE BILL is making his way north up the New England Coast towards Nova Scotia and the Maritime provinces of Canada. High winds and large swells are expected to cause EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SURF AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. Surfers are being warned to stay out of the water.






HURRICANE BILL has been downgraded to a Category 2 with maximum sustained HURRICANE FORCE wind speeds of 105 MPH or 165 KPH. HURRICANE BILL has decreased in size as well, HURRICANE FORCE WINDS are currently extending 115 Miles from the eye of HURRICANE BILL 2009, although TROPICAL FORCE WINDS are extending 275 Miles from the Eye of HURRICANE BILL. This is a slight increase over this morning when they were at 260 Miles from the eye of HURRICANE BILL.







Those living in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Conneticut, New York (particularly Long Island, the Hamptons and Montauk), Virgina, North Carolina and all point inbetween are being warned to keep an eye on weather reports as HURRICANE BILL will pass through their area's. The NOAA is warning, although HURRICANE BILL has been downgraded to a Category 2, he is still very dangerous and will cause substantial damage from high winds and tidal swells.

Surfers are also being warned to stay out of the high tidal waters regardless of how tempting HURRICANE BILL's massive waves are. Fact of the matter is, these waves are deadly and are filled with hidden dangers.







In the Eastern Pacific, HURRICANE TRACKERS are keeping an eye on three storms which are brewing off the Baja coast. At this time, these is a high probability of over 50% that one of these storms will develop into HURRICANE HILDA, or at the very least TROPICAL STORM HILDA.

In addition, a Tropical Depression is forming to the East of the Gulf of Mexico. If it continues to grow, HURRICANE BILL may very well be followed by TROPICAL STORM DANNY or HURRICANE DANNY.

Stay tuned to the HTBW HURRICANE TRACKER for constant updates as HURRICANE BILL heads up the eastern seaboard. As webcamer's are available, HTBW HURRICANE TRACKER will post a number of HURRICANE WEB CAMERA's from the effected area's

HURRICANE TRACKER