Tag Archives: North Atlantic

Hurricane-Force Storm off US East Coast

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening and dangerous hurricane-force storm off the US East Coast is moving northeastward at 30 knots.  Winds of 60-80 knots (70-90 mph) and seas to 49 feet (about 15 meters) are expected  during the next 12 hours within … Continue reading →

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Omega Block developing over eastern North Atlantic

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

The current North Atlantic upper-air pattern is developing  an Omega block over the northeastern North Atlantic. This pattern gets its name because this upper air pattern looks like the Greek letter omega (Ω). Omega blocks tend to have two cut-off … Continue reading →

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What’s the weather like cruising the Caribbean during December?

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

Wind Over the Caribbean during December winds tend to be mostly from the east or northeast averaging forces 4-5 (11-21 knots), except the eastern Caribbean where the wind tends to averaging force 4 (11-16 knots). Over the Gulf of Mexico … Continue reading →

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Intense Hurricane Force North Atlantic Storm

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

An intense 947mb hurricane force storm low over North Atlantic well east of Newfoundland is moving northeast at 15 knots.  Currently winds of 65-85 knots extend outward 120 NM south of the center with seas to 40 feet (about 12 … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Maria update: 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC) Sun Sep 24 2017

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has reduced the max winds of Maria to 90 knots (105 mph) which is a Cat 2 storm, based on the latest information from the NOAA and Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft. The minimum pressure … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Maria Update

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

Hurricane Maria at 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC) Thu Sep 21 2017 Maria has a large 40 nm wide eye and max winds of about 100 knots (115mph). Hurricane force winds extent outward 40-50 NM while 50 knot (58mph) or … Continue reading →

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Cat 5 Hurricane Maria bears done on Puerto Rico

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

Hurricane Maria at 5 PM EDT (2100 UTC) has continued to strengthen with max winds now at 145 knots (165 mph) and with a central pressure of 916 mb.  Maria was moving towards the west-northwest (300 degrees) at 9 knots … Continue reading →

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New Hurricane threat for Leeward and Virgin Islands

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

A developing tropical disturbance over the central tropical North Atlantic is forecast to become a tropical depression or a tropical storm today so tropical storm watches have been issued for portions of the Leeward Islands. Max winds are currently estimated to … Continue reading →

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TS Jose Thursday Update

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

Tropical Storm Jose as of 2100 UTC (5PM EDT) on Sept. 14th was moving towards the west-northwest at 7 knots over the western North Atlantic with a max wind of about 60 knots. Jose is moving over an area that … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Jose to do clockwise loop over Atlantic

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

September 13, 2017 – As of 11 am EDT (1500 UTC), Hurricane Jose is being affected by strong wind northwesterly shear and the current max wind is estimated at 65 knots. Jose has been moving slowly southeastward, however, most models show … Continue reading →

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