Tag Archives: Hurricane Force

Developing Hurricane Force Storm over Western North Pacific

A rapidly deepening storm low over the western North Pacific with winds to 60 knots within 360 NM east of the center is forecast to move northeastward with winds of 50-65 knots with seas building to near 13 meters (about … Continue reading

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East Coast Storm Update

A rapidly deepening storm low off the US East coast will develop storm to hurricane force winds (55-75 knots) within 150 NM west of the center this evening and Saturday as it moves towards the east-north east. Update 00 UTC … Continue reading

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Hurricane Force Storm forecast offshore US East Coast

A deepening low forecast off the US East Coast near Cape Hatteras by 1200 UTC 04 March will produce winds of 45 TO 60 KT by Friday morning increasing to hurricane force winds offshore later Friday into early Saturday.

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Hurricane force storm expected Central and Eastern North Pacific

A rapidly deepening low over the west-central North Pacific  by Monday will reach hurricane force by 00 UTC 01 March over the central North Pacific before moving ENE over the eastern North Pacific during the 2nd with storm force or … Continue reading

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Video shows captain of Anthem of the Seas discussing storm

RE Anthem of the Seas: This video was broadcast to all the staterooms on the RCTV internal channel the day after the storm. I recorded it with my iPhone and published it here for those not on the ship to … Continue reading

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Was the hurricane force storm off the US East Coast forecast correctly last weekend?

The 168,666 ton Anthem of the Seas departed Bayonne, New Jersey last Saturday  with about 4,500 guests and 1,600 crewmembers for a scheduled 7-day roundtrip to the Bahamas.  During Sunday the vessel was sailing southward to a schedule port call at Port Canaveral, … Continue reading

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Hurricane Force storm rapidly developing off US East Coast

A rapidly deepening storm low off the US East Coast will produce winds of 50-65 knots and seas to 11.5 meters (about 38 feet)during the next 18-36 hours. Update 02 UTC already at hurricane force winds.

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Intense Storms continue over North Pacific

A hurricane force storm currently over the eastern North Pacific is moving northeastward at 20 knots with winds 50-65 knots and seas to 11.5 meters (about 38 feet) within 100NM north and 300NM south of the center. A developing low … Continue reading

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Intense Storm Heads for English Channel Approaches

A developing storm low along the south coast of Newfoundland will deepen rapidly as it moves east-northeastward across the North Atlantic reaching hurricane force winds during the next 12-18 hours with winds reaching 50-70 knots and seas building up to … Continue reading

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Yet another hurricane force North Pacific Storm

A rapidly deepening storm low over the central North Pacific is moving northeast at 30 knots.  Currently winds are 50-65 knots between 120 and 360 south of the center. Forecast within 24 hours winds 50-70 knots and seas 8-14.5 meters … Continue reading

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