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Weather AdvisoryTROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR ADVISORY NUMBER 2 – JUST BECAME TS CLAUDETTE Tropical Depression 4 - 5 day Tracking Cone (click on image for larger picture) TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR ADVISORY NUMBER 2 – UPDATE! IT JUST BECAUE TS CLAUDETTE! NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042009 1100 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2009 …DEPRESSION APPROACHING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH…AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE WILL INVESTIGATE SOON… A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER FLORIDA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. 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 EDT…1500 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.7 NORTH…LONGITUDE 84.6 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES…120 KM…SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 200 MILES…320 KM…SOUTHEAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH… 24 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY…AND ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER WILL BE NEAR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST OF FLORIDA BY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH…55 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED…AND THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM PRIOR TO REACHING THE COASTLINE. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB…29.85 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES…WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE…THE BIG BEND REGION OF FLORIDA…SOUTHERN ALABAMA…AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA NEAR THE PATH OF THE CENTER.  Tropical Depression 4 - click on image for larger view STORM TIDE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE… INCLUDING THE BIG BEND. …SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT INFORMATION… LOCATION…28.7N 84.6W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT…NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 14 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1011 MB AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 PM EDT. FORECASTER BRENNAN/ROBERTS —————————————————————— This information is provided as a public service from the National Hurricane Center PLEASE NOTE: Timely delivery of this post is NOT GUARANTEED. TROPICAL STORM ANA ADVISORY NUMBER 18
 Tropical Storm Ana 5 day Tracking Cone TROPICAL STORM ANA ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009 1100 AM AST SUN AUG 16 2009 …ANA CONTINUES WESTWARD…AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE TO INVESTIGATE THIS AFTERNOON… AT 11 AM AST…1500 UTC…A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR DOMINICA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA…GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO…THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS…THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS…MONTSERRAT… ANTIGUA…BARBUDA…ST. KITTS…NEVIS…ANGUILLA…ST. MAARTEN…SABA…AND ST. EUSTATIUS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ANA. ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS 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 14.8 NORTH…LONGITUDE 55.8 WEST OR ABOUT 430 MILES…690 KM…EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. ANA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 23 MPH…37 KM/HR. IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND ON THIS TRACK ANA SHOULD REACH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS BY EARLY MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH…65 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES…85 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB…29.68 INCHES. ANA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS…INCLUDING PUERTO RICO…AND THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS…WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. …SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST INFORMATION… LOCATION…14.8N 55.8W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…40 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT…WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT 23 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1005 MB AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 PM AST. FORECASTER BRENNAN/ROBERTS This information is provided as a public service from the National Hurricane Center PLEASE NOTE: Timely delivery of this post is NOT GUARANTEED. TROPICAL STORM BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 5 Tropical Storm Bill 5 day Tracking Cone as of 8/16/09 (click for larger image) TROPICAL STORM BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032009 1100 AM AST SUN AUG 16 2009 …BILL STRENGTHENING OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN… AT 1100 AM AST…1500 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.1 NORTH…LONGITUDE 38.4 WEST OR ABOUT 1555 MILES…2500 KM…EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. BILL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH…26 KM/HR… AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH…95 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND BILL COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES…220 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB…29.44 INCHES. …SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST INFORMATION… LOCATION…12.1N 38.4W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…60 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT…WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 16 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…997 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM AST. FORECASTER BERG —————————————————————— This information is provided as a public service from the National Hurricane Center PLEASE NOTE: Timely delivery of this post is NOT GUARANTEED. |
