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Ocean Storms

Tropical Cyclone Donna strengthens over South Pacific

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

Tropical Cyclone Donna over the South Pacific was located about 298 NM N-NE of Port Vila, Vanuatu and was moving towards the west at about 9 knots. Conditions are favorable for development as Donna is currently over warm 30C sea temperatures … Continue reading →

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TC 17S develops N-NW of Darwin

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

TC 17S  has developed about 179 NM NNW of Darwin Australia and was moving towards the SW at about 8 knots with max winds of about 35 knots. Conditions favor some slow deepening over the next 24-36 hours then unfavorable … 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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TC Cook threatens New Caledonia

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

TC Cook, as of 1500 UTC 09 April was centered about 225 NM north of Noumea, New Caledonia in the South Pacific and was moving towards the southwest at about 7 knots.  Currently max winds are estimated at 70 knots … Continue reading →

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TC Ernie Update

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

TC Ernie deepened rapidly during the past 24 hours and as of 1800Z April 17th was about 435 NM N-NW of Learmonth, Australia and was moving towards the S-SW at 2 knots.  Max winds are estimated to be 130 knots … Continue reading →

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TC Ernie Deepens over Southern Indian Ocean

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

April 6th 2100Z:  TC Ernie over the southern Indian Ocean was located about 511 NM N-NW of Learmonth, Australia was moving towards the S-SW at about 7 knots with max winds of at least 40-45 knots, however, recent satellite images … Continue reading →

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Large Hurricane Force Storm over North Atlantic

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Fred Pickhardt

A Hurricane force North Atlantic low is producing winds of 50-65 knots and seas to 43 feet between 90NM and 360NM southwest of the center.  Likely will cause delays to westbound traffic bound for the US East Coast.

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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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