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Super Typhoon Meranti Monday Update

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

  Super Typhoon Meranti has deepened rapidly over the past 24 hours and now has peak winds of 155 knots with gusts to 190 knots as it moves WNW at about 12 knots. The radius of hurricane force winds extend … Continue reading →

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TS Meranti Saturday update

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

TD 16 has deepened rapidly over the western North Pacific with max winds now at 45 knots and forecasts suggest that Meranti will reach typhoon strength in 24 hours.  Meranti could make landfall on Taiwan about 0600UTC on the 14th … Continue reading →

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Hermine Monday Update

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

Hermine remains a post-tropical cyclone with max winds estimated at 60 knots and continues to drift slowly towards the north or northeast, however blocking high pressure to the north should steer Hermine more towards the northwest during the next 24-36 … Continue reading →

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Hermine Sunday Update

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

Hermine remains a deep cyclone off the US East Coast and an Air Force reconnaissance aircraft measured peak surface winds near 60 kt.  The circulation is over warm water so Hermine could regain some tropical characteristics during the next 2-3 days. Currently … Continue reading →

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TS Hermine

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

TS Hermine is forecast to move off the coast of NC early Saturday and move slowly over some very warm ocean waters allowing the storm in intensify back to hurricane strength off the coast of Delaware by Monday afternoon or … Continue reading →

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TS Earl Nears Coast of Belize

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

TS Earl as of 1500UTC was nearing hurricane force with a central pressure of 991 mb and max winds estimated at 60 knots. Earl is moving westward at about 12 knots. Conditions favor some additional strengthening and Earl could reach … Continue reading →

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Late season hurricane force storm developing Western North Pacific

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

A rapidly deepening storm low is forecast to develop during the next 36-48 hours over the western North Pacific with winds increasing to 50-65 knots within 120NM south of the center.

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Developing Hurricane Force Storm over Western North Pacific

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

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

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

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 expected Central and Eastern North Pacific

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

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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