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Hermine Monday Update

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

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

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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Earl Now a Hurricane

NOAA NHC has upgraded Earl to a hurricane. A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft just reached Earl and measured maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (65 knots) – a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Earl is centered … Continue reading

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Hurricane Georgette

Hurricane Georgette over the eastern North Pacific now has max winds of about 105 knots as it moves towards the northwest at about 8 knots. Georgette is forecast to weaken over the next few days falling below hurricane strength in … Continue reading

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Super Typhoon Nepartak update

Super Typhoon Nepartak at 1200 UTC  was located about 196 NM SSE of Taipei, Taiwan and was moving WNW at 8 knots.  Maximum winds were estimated to be 140 knots.  Typhoon force winds extend outward 45 NM to the southwest … Continue reading

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TS Blas deepening rapidly over eastern North Pacific

Tropical Storm Blas deepening rapidly over eastern North Pacifc Tropical Storm Blas is developing rapidly over tropical eastern North Pacific. Blas is forecast to move west-northwest reaching hurricane force on Monday and reach major hurricane strength by Tuesday.     Latest NHC … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the 2016 Hurricane Season

The extended 500 mb height anomalies forecast (via weatherbell.com) suggest strong blocking likely over the northeastern part of North America during the peak of the 2016 hurricane season.  This blocking was prevalent during 2005 when we set a record for … Continue reading

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Tropical Storm Colin Monday morning update

Tropical Storm Colin over the eastern Gulf of Mexico and was moving towards the NNE at 12 knots with max winds of 45 knots (about 50 mph).  Gale force or higher winds extend outward 160NM east of the center.   Colin … Continue reading

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Possible Tropical Storm Development eastern Gulf early next week

  A large area of showers and thunderstorms over the western Caribbean Sea has been moving W-NW.  An area of low pressure is forecast to develop near or over the Yucatan Channel and there is a 60% risk that a … Continue reading

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