Tag Archives: Hurricane Force

Hurricane-Force Storm NW of Ireland

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Fred Pickhardt

An intense winter storm over the eastern North Atlantic northwest of Ireland has been producing hurricane-force winds with significant wave heights to 16 meters (52 feet) west of Ireland.

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Intense Hurricane-Force Storm developing east of Japan

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening storm low over the western North Pacific east of Japan is forecast to reach 944 mb with winds of 55-75 knots and seas building to 58 feet (17.7 meters) over the next 12-24 hours.

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Hurricane Force storms over North Atlantic Shipping Lanes

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

A strong 500 mb jet is setting up west to east across the North Atlantic over the next couple of days near 40N latitude. This will favor strong storm development across the main North Atlantic shipping lanes.  Expecting storm to … Continue reading →

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HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING…NORTH PACIFIC

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening storm low over the central North Pacific near 40 N Latitude will result in winds of 50-65 knots and seas building to 45 feet (nearly 14 meters) south and southwest of the center over the next 24-48 … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Force Storm expected along US West Coast

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening storm low is forecast to develop over the eastern North Pacific by early Tuesday moving east-southeastward reaching the US West Coast by Tuesday evening with winds of 55-70 knots and seas building up to 38 feet (11.6 … Continue reading →

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North Atlantic Hurricane Force Storm Warning

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

A deepening complex low will move east-northeastward across the Labrador Sea with winds of 50-65 knots developing south and west of the system and wave height building up to 50 feet (over 15 meters) over the next 24-48 hours. 

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North Pacific Hurricane Force Storm Warning

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

A developing low over the central North Pacific will deepen rapidly over the next 24-36 hours as it moves ENE then NE over the east-central  North Pacific south of the Aleutians. Expecting winds of 50-70 knots with seas building to … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Force Storm south of Greenland

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

An intense North Atlantic Storm centered south of Greenland is producing winds of 55-75 knots with significant wave heights to 52 feet (16 meters) within 240 nm south of the center as it moves northeastward at about 20 knots.  According to … Continue reading →

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HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING NORTH ATLANTIC

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

  A rapidly deepening low will move northeast across Newfoundland and out over the Labrador Sea during the next 48 hours with winds increasing 55-70 knots and seas building to 46 feet (14 meters)  within 300 nm south of the … Continue reading →

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Tropical Cyclone Matmo forms over the Bay of Bengal

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Fred Pickhardt

TC Matmo has developed over the Bay of Bengal ESE of Visakhapatnam, India and was moving northeastward at 4 knots with max winds of 35 knots. Environmental conditions favor development and Matmo is forecast to turn more towards the northwest … Continue reading →

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