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Weather Discussion => Hazardous Weather => Hurricane Central => Topic started by: Zach on August 15, 2012, 05:12:57 PM
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WTNT33 KNHC 152054
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082012
500 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012
CORRECTED FORWARD SPEED IN DISCUSSION SECTION
...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL
ATLANTIC...NO THREAT TO LAND...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.9N 55.1W
ABOUT 595 MI...960 KM ESE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1013 MB...29.91 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.1 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND THE EAST-NORTHEAST ON
THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...
AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TONIGHT OR
ON THURSDAY.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1013 MB...29.91 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.
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FORECASTER STEWART
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Fish. Next!
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What a tease this month is being, starting off busy and rapidly becoming boring again. YAWN! :yawn:
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TD 8 is now Tropical Storm Gordon. Gordon is expected to reach Hurricane status by overnight Saturday.
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Hurricane Gordon is a moderate Category One hurricane right now as of 2pm ET today. It should remain a hurricane until at least overnight Sunday/Monday before weakening to a TS then transitioning to a post tropical storm by Tuesday Morning.
EDIT: This thread should be updated to "Hurricane Gordon"
(http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT08/refresh/AL0812W5_NL_sm2+gif/173903W5_NL_sm.gif)
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Gordon went under some rather rapid intensification in the last several hours, with winds now at 105 mph. Not a good time to be at the Azores, that's for sure.
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Yep, now a Category Two. :yes:
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WTNT33 KNHC 182032
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER 13
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082012
500 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2012
...GORDON STRENGTHENS MORE AS IT HEADS FOR THE AZORES...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.1N 36.4W
ABOUT 590 MI...950 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 85 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...969 MB...28.61 INCHES
HURRICANE WATCH still in effect for Central/Eastern Azores
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Funny... the last Hurricane Gordon also affected the Azores
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Gordon_2006_track.png/777px-Gordon_2006_track.png (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Gordon_2006_track.png/777px-Gordon_2006_track.png)