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Post-Tropical Cyclone Hermine – Day 7

Post-Tropical Cyclone HerminePosition: 36.5N 72.1W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: East-Northeast [075°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Minimum central pressure: 998 mb.

Currently about 205 miles [ 330 km] Southeast of Ocean City, Maryland.

Normally when a storm loses its tropical characteristics the National Hurricane Center stops issuing advisories, as they did with Gaston, but because of its track along the coast and the need to maintain consistency of reporting, after Hurricane Sandy it was decided that the NHC would continue reporting until a storm is no longer a threat to land.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina to Watch Hill, Rhode Island, Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point southward, and Delaware Bay.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Watch Hill, Rhode Island, to Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, including Block Island, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

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Post-Tropical Cyclone Gaston – Day 13

Post-Tropical Cyclone GastonPosition: 40.5N 26.9W [ 4AM CDT 0900 UTC].
Movement: East-Northeast [065°] near 17 mph [28 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1006 mb ↑.

Currently about 120 miles [ 190 km] North of Lajes AB, Azores.

The storm has become a post-tropical cyclone and all warnings have been cancelled. This is the final NHC advisory

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

September 3, 2016   Comments Off on Post-Tropical Cyclone Gaston – Day 13