Tropical Storm Erika
Position: 14.4N 47.7W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [275°] near 20 mph [31 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1003 mb.
Currently about 955 miles [1535 km] East of the Leeward Islands.
As expected, Invest 98L has been designated Tropical Storm Erika.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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August 24, 2015 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Erika
Invest 98L
As Danny is fading into history Invest 98L follows in Danny’s track and is on the verge of becoming Tropical Storm Erika.
There is a narrow gap in the mid-Atlantic that developing storms have to pass through to develop. If they go too far north too soon, the dry air and wind shear tears them apart.
August 24, 2015 Comments Off on Invest 98L
Some Follow-up
At 10AM CDT the NHC issued its last advisory on Danny as it degenerated into a remnant low. It will still generate some much needed rain in the Caribbean.
Wall Street and the other major casinos around the world are still dropping as more people discover that it is a con.
The government of France has awarded six people including the three American friends involved in foiling the attack on the train, the Legion d’Honneur, the country’s highest award.
August 24, 2015 2 Comments
