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Tropical Storm Gonzalo

Tropical Storm GonzaloPosition: 16.6N 60.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [275°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb.

Currently about 80 miles [ 130 km] East-Northeast of Guadeloupe.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Guadeloupe, Desirade, Les Saintes, Marie Galante, St. Martin, St. Barthelemy, St.Maartin, Saba, St. Eustatius, Barbuda, Antigua, Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the British Virgin Islands.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the British Virgin 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.]

October 12, 2014   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Gonzalo

Tropical Storm Fay – Day 3

Tropical Storm FayPosition: 34.1N 58.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: East [080°] near 24 mph [39 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Minimum central pressure: 988mb ↑.

Currently about 400 miles [ 645 km] East-Northeast of Bermuda.

Fay passed over Bermuda at about 4AM CDT.

The hurricane status was short-lived.

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.]

October 12, 2014   Comments Off on Tropical Storm Fay – Day 3