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Tropical Storm Rina – Day 3

Tropical Storm RinaPosition: 23.5N 52.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles (110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1004 mb ↑.

Currently about 760 miles [1220 km] East-Northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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September 30, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Rina – Day 3

Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 8

Tropical Storm PhilippePosition: 16.1N 57.0W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Southwest [235°] near 5 mph [ 7 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [240 km].
Minimum central pressure: 999 mb.

Currently about 430 miles [ 690 km] East-Southeast of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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September 30, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 8

Tropical Storm Rina – Day 2

Tropical Storm RinaPosition: 20.4N 48.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [305°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles (240 km].
Minimum central pressure: 999 mb ↓.

Currently about 945 miles [1520 km] East-Northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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September 29, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Rina – Day 2

Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 7

Tropical Storm PhilippePosition: 17.6N 55.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Southwestt [220°] near 3 mph [ 6 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb.

Currently about 480 miles [ 775 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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September 29, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 7

Tropical Storm Rina

Tropical Storm RinaPosition: 18.4N 46.6W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [315°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles (110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1005 mb ↑.

Currently about 1080 miles [1740 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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September 28, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Rina

Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 6

Tropical Storm PhilippePosition: 18.3N 55.0W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Southwestt [240°] near 5 mph [ 7 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1004 mb ↑.

Currently about 530 miles [ 855 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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 28, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 6

Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 5

Tropical Storm PhilippePosition: 18.2N 54.5W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwestt [305°] near 8 mph [13 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb ↑.

Currently about 565 miles [ 910 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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 27, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 5

Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 4

Tropical Storm PhilippePosition: 17.4N 52.0W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 230 miles [370 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1003 mb.

Currently about 730 miles [1180 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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September 26, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 4

Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 3

Tropical Storm PhilippePosition: 17.6N 47.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1001 mb ↓.

Currently about 1005 miles [1620 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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September 25, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 3

Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 2

Tropical Storm PhilippePosition: 17.1N 43.3W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1000 mb.

Currently about 1305 miles [2100 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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 24, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Philippe – Day 2

Tropical Storm Philippe

Tropical Storm PhilippePosition: 15.4N 40.9W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [265°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1005 mb.

Currently about 1125 miles [1810 km] West of the Cabo Verde Islands.

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

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September 23, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Philippe

Post-Tropical Cyclone Ophelia – Day 3

Post-Tropical Cyclone OpheliaPosition: 37.1N 77.6W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [360°] near 8 mph [13 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1003 mb ↑.

Currently about 30 miles [ 50 km] South-Southwest of Richmond, Virginia.

All Warnings and Watches have been cancelled. This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on Ophelia.

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

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September 23, 2023   Comments Off on Post-Tropical Cyclone Ophelia – Day 3

Tropical Storm Ophelia – Day 2

Tropical Storm OpheliaPosition: 33.6N 76.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [330°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 310 miles (500 km].
Minimum central pressure: 984 mb.

Currently about 70 miles [ 115 km] East-Southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, northward to Fenwick Island, Delaware, including Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds; the Chesapeake Bay south of North Beach; Tidal Potomac south of Cobb Island.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia, including Chesapeake Bay south of Colonial Beach, Virginia; for the Neuse River, the Pamlico River, and portions of Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for North of Surf City, North Carolina to Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect from Surf City, North Carolina to Bogue Inlet, North Carolina; the remainder of Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.

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 22, 2023   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Ophelia – Day 2

Post-Tropical Cyclone Nigel – Day 8

Post-Tropical Cyclone NigelPosition: 46.3N 32.6W [ 4:00AM CDT 0900 UTC].
Movement: East-Northeast [065°] near 37 mph [59 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 230 miles [370 km].
Minimum central pressure: 976 mb ↓.

Currently about 640 miles [1030 km] North-Northwest of the Azores.

This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system.

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 22, 2023   Comments Off on Post-Tropical Cyclone Nigel – Day 8