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Category Archives: Ocean Weather
Catastrophic Cat 5 Otis makes landfall near Acapulco
Major Hurricane Otis continued to strengthen until near the time of landfall in southern Mexico near Acapulco, reaching a catastrophic Category 5 with max wind of 145 kts (165 mph). Continue reading
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Hurricane Otis nearing Cat 5 Strength
Hurricane Otis is undergoing very rapid development with max winds currently at 125 kts with a min pressure of 941 mb and significant wave heights estimated 12-13 meters (40-43 feet) as it moves NNW at 7 kts. Continue reading
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Tropical Storm Otis continues to Develop south of Acapulco
Tropical Storm Otis continues to become better organized SSE of Acapulco, Mexico as it moves NNW at 7 kts. Max winds now at 60 kts with significant wave heights estimated near 7 meters (23 ft). Continue reading
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Tropical Cyclone Lola over South Pacific has reached max winds of 120 knots
Tropical Cyclone Lola over the South Pacific NNE of Port Vila, Vanuatu has intensified to 120 kt max winds with significant wave heights to 15-15.5 meters (about 50 ft) Continue reading
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Tropical Cyclone Hamoon rapidly deepened over Bay of Bengal
Tropical Cyclone 06B (Hamoon) has deepened rapidly over the Bay of Bengal today and now has reached a max wind of 70 kts Continue reading
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Hurricane Tammy passing near Guadeloupe
Hurricane Tammy is located just ESE of Guadeloupe but remains a small storm with max winds of 75 kts and radius of hurricane force winds extending out from the center only 10-20 nm. Continue reading
Tropical Storm Norma Strengthens over Eastern Pacific
Tropical Storm Norma over the eastern North Pacific appears to be strengthening with max winds now up to 60 knots as it moves NNW at 6 kts. Continue reading
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Typhoon Koinu has rapidly strengthened southeast of Taiwan
Typhoon Koinu has intensified rapidly southeast of Taiwan with max winds now to 110 kts and significant wave heights to 10.5 meters (34-35 ft). Typhoon force winds extend outward 85 nm to the southeast, 45 nm to the northeast and 55-65 nm to the west. Continue reading
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High Waves Pound South Africa’s Coastline
High waves of 7-9.5 meters (23 to 31 feet) crashed into parts of South Africa’s coastline over the weekend, generated by a 952 mb storm low to the south. Continue reading
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Tagged Ocean Waves, South Africa, Storm, Storm Surge
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Why is it so warm in the North Atlantic?
The overall recent warming of the North Atlantic, particularly in the northeastern sector, may be in large part a combination of the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO) being in its warm phase which raises the base SST to any additional warming added from the recent reduced trade winds in the tropics. Continue reading
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