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Hurricane Alex Forms over North Atlantic

Alex deepened overnight and became a hurricane this morning.  As of 21UTC today, Alex was packing winds to 75 knots with hurricane force winds extending outward about 20NM east of the center. During the next 12-24 hours Alex should transition … Continue reading

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Rare Hurricane over Tropical Central Pacific

A rare January Hurricane (Pali) is over the tropical central North Pacific, located about 748 NM south of Johnston Island and was moving southwest at 9 knots.  Max winds are about 70 knots with hurricane force winds extending outward only … Continue reading

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North Pacific Storm Update

A quick update this morning – The developing storm over the central North Pacific is still forecast to reach 948 MB over the next 18-24 hours with winds increasing 65-90 knots and seas building over 16 meters (52 feet) up … Continue reading

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Central Pacific hurricane force storm forecast

A strong 500MB jet lies west to east across the North Pacific south of 40N latitude and will cause a hurricane force storm to develop over the central North Pacific shipping lanes over the next 2-3 days. Wave heights could … Continue reading

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North Pacific Storm Update

A rapidly deepening hurricane force storm low over the west-central North Pacific is forecast to produce winds of 55-70 knots with significant wave heights building 10-15 meters (33-50 feet)  within 240-300 NM southwest of the center during the next 24-36 … Continue reading

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