Tropical Storm Andrea
Position: 26.0N 86.3W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [010°] near 6 mph [ 9 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb.
Currently about 270 miles [ 430 km] West Southwest of Tampa, Florida.
The current forecast is for landfall in the ‘armpit’ of Florida on Thursday. It has picked up speed and started its turn to the Northeast at 10PM CDT.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the west coast of Florida from Boca Grande to Ochlockonee River.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Atlantic coast from Flagler Beach, Florida to Surf City, North Carolina.
June 5, 2013 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Andrea
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It looks like Invest 91L will become Tropical Depression One of the hurricane season. There is a Hurricane Hunter mission scheduled for this afternoon, which is a pretty good indicator that the forecasters suspect that the system is on the verge of passing all the tests for official status.
The water has been warm enough to support a tropical storm, but there has been high wind shear over the area preventing development. The wind shear is lessening.
Currently the storm is forecast to head North and then Northeast. It has already produced heavy rains in Cuba and South Florida.
June 5, 2013 Comments Off on Watch This Space
