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Tropical Storm Isaac – Day 3

Tropical Storm IsaacPosition: 16.7N 68.7W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 18 mph [30 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 185 Miles [295 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1001 mb ↓.

Currently about 145 miles [ 235 km] South-Southeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the southeastern Bahamas including the Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Cay, the Inaguas, Mayaguana, the Ragged Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Las Tunas, Granma, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantanamo.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Haiti.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Cuban provinces of Ciego de Avila, Santi Spiritus, and Villa Clara; Andros Island and the central Bahamas including Cat Island, the Exumas, Long Island, Rum Cay, and San Salvador.

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.]

August 23, 2012   5 Comments

Tropical Depression Joyce – Day 2

Tropical Depression JoycePosition: 16.3N 43.7W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [300°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1008 mb ↑.

Currently about 1200 miles [1930 km] East of the Leeward Islands.

Tropical Depression Ten becomes a named Tropical Storm.

Joyce tracked too far North and is being disrupted by dry air.

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.]

August 23, 2012   2 Comments