Tag Archives: Ocean Weather

Possible Tropical Storm Development eastern Gulf early next week

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

  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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Intense TC Amos threatens Samoa

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

Tropical Cyclone Amos over the South Pacific was centered about 270NM WNW of Pago Pago at 0300 UTC 23 April and was moving eastward at 8 knots with max winds of about 90 knots. Forecasts suggest that Amos will turn … Continue reading →

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Update: TC Fantala refuses to quit

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

As if 2100 UTC 22 April 2016 Tropical Cyclone Fantala has stalled and is forecast to once again reverse course and head back towards the west-northwest across the western South Indian Ocean.  Currently Fantala is located about 432 NM north … Continue reading →

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Tropical Cyclone Fantala Update

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

Tropical Cyclone Fantala at 0900Z was located about 783NM NW of Port Louis, Mauritius and was moving towards the WNW at 4 kts with peak winds now about 150 knots, however, hurricane force winds remain within 15-25NM of the center. … 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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TC Emerude developing rapidly over Southern Indian Ocean

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

Tropical Cyclone Emerude over the southern Indian Ocean about 768 NM ESE of Diego Garcia and was moving WNW at about 5 knots with max winds at 0900UTC 16 March of 55 knots.  Low vertical wind shear and warm sea … Continue reading →

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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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Global temperatures may fall as the El Nino weakens

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

The past year’s strong El Nino started to heat the tropical atmosphere starting last spring with the global temperatures following later as the heat was redistributed around the globe. The tropical temperatures peaked in early January with the global temperatures … 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 forecast offshore US East Coast

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Fred Pickhardt

A deepening low forecast off the US East Coast near Cape Hatteras by 1200 UTC 04 March will produce winds of 45 TO 60 KT by Friday morning increasing to hurricane force winds offshore later Friday into early Saturday.

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