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2017 September 30 — Why Now?
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Leadership

Lieutenant General Jay Silveria, Superintendent of the Air Force Academy shows what leadership is all about.

Trump’s Tweetstorm attacking San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, is what being a thin-skinned schmuck is all about.

When asked about the Tweetstorm, Lieutenant General Russel Honore, retired, the eventual commander of the Katrina response shows how to deal with schmucks: “I have no reaction,” he said tersely. “The mayor is living on a cot. I hope the president has a good day at golf.”

September 30, 2017   10 Comments

Post-Tropical Cyclone Maria – Day 15

Post-Tropical Cyclone MariaPosition: 42.0N 43.9W [ 4PM CDT 2100 UTC].
Movement: East-Northeast [065°] near 32 mph [52 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65 mph [105 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 230 miles [370 km].
Minimum central pressure: 991 mb ↑.

Currently about 560 miles [ 895 km] East-Southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland.

This is the final NHC advisory.

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.]

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Post-Tropical Cyclone Lee – Day 13

Post-Tropical Cyclone LeePosition: 46.7N 35.6W [ 4AM CDT 0900 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [050°] near 51 mph [81 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 70 mph [115 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 998 mb.

Currently about 745 miles [1195 km] North-Northwest of the Azores.

Lee has gone post-tropical. This is the final [for the second time] NHC advisory.

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.]

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