Tag Archives: North Atlantic

Major Hurricane Irma Update 07 Sept. 0300UTC

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

Major Hurricane Irma at 0300UTC Sept 7th (11PM EDT Sept. 6th) was centered near 19.4N  66.8W  and was moving towards the west-northwest at 14 knots (16mph) with a minimum central pressure of 916 MB and max sustained winds of 160 … Continue reading →

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Major Hurricane Irma presses westward across North Atlantic

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

  Hurricane Irma is tracking towards the west-southwest with max winds of about 100 knots. The first recon flight will enter Irma late this afternoon so a better picture on intensity will be available this evening. Strong high pressure to … Continue reading →

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Irma becomes a hurricane over the eastern North Atlantic

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

Irma has intensified rapidly and is now a Hurricane with max winds to 85 knots as it moves WNW at about 9 knots. Hurricane force winds are estimated to extend outward 10-15 NM on the east side of the circulation. … Continue reading →

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Western North Atlantic Hurricane Force Storm update

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

Hurricane force storm low at 1800 UTC 30 Aug near 39N/65W moving northeastward at 20 knots with winds of 50-65 knots seas to 24 feet (7.3 meters) within 180NM north and west of the center. Forecast 1800UTC 31st 970 MB … Continue reading →

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Developing Hurricane Force Storm off USEC

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

The disturbance that moved off the NC coast Tuesday is transitioning into a rapidly developing extra-tropical gale low with winds 35-45 knots and seas up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) occurring within 120 NM north and west of the center. … Continue reading →

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What is the risk of encountering a tropical storm or hurricane during your Caribbean cruise?

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

                      Tropical cyclones are storms that originate over tropical and subtropical waters during the summer and fall seasons and are classified as follows: Tropical Depression:A tropical cyclone with maximum sustained … Continue reading →

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TS Arlene named over North Atlantic

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

A sub-tropical low over the central North Atlantic has been classified by the National Hurricane as the season’s first Tropical Storm and has named it Arlene with max winds of about 40 knots.  Arlene is over fairly cold SST of about … Continue reading →

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Storm low over the south-central North Atlantic

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

A deep 987mb low over the central North Atlantic at 33N latitude is producing winds 35-50 knots with seas to 34 feet (10.4 meters) west of the center.  The low is forecast to slowly drift towards the southeast and gradually … Continue reading →

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East Coast Storm Update

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening storm low will move N-NE along the US East Coast from late Monday through early Wednesday. Within 36-48 hours winds will increase to 50-65 knots between 35N and 40N latitude from 62W-66W longitude with seas building to … Continue reading →

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Rapidly developing hurricane force storm over western North Atlantic

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

The low pressure disturbance that moved off the Middle Atlantic Coast Friday is deepening rapidly and forecast within 24 hours to deepen to 948 mb hurricane force storm low  producing winds of 50-70 knots within 240 NM south and east … Continue reading →

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