Posts from — September 2018

Position: 15.4N 69.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [275°] near 15 mph [24 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb.

Currently about 215 miles [ 345 km] South of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 35.8N 35.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [030°] near 18 mph [30 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 160 miles [260 km].
Minimum central pressure: 988 mb.

Currently about 520 miles [ 840 km] West-Southwest of Lajes AB in the Azores.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for all of the Azores Islands.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 33.8N 79.1W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Southwest [255°] near 5 mph [ 7 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: 980 mb ↑.

Currently about 15 miles [ 20 km] West-Northwest of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for .

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Edisto Beach, South Carolina to Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina; Pamlico Sound.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina; Pamlico Sound, including the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 32.9N 44.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Southwest [210°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1003 mb.

Currently about 1040 miles [1670 km] West-Southwest of the Azores.

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Position: 14.9N 64.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 16 mph [26 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 105 miles [165 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1006 mb.

Currently about 440 miles [ 710 km] Southeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 28.6N 36.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [010°] near 21 mph [33 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 992 mb ↓.

Currently about 885 miles [1425 km] Southwest of Lajes AB in the Azores.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for all of the Azores Islands.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 34.0N 76.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [305°] near 6 mph [ 9 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 90 mph [150 kph].
Wind Gusts: 105 mph [170 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 195 miles [315 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 80 miles [130 km].
Minimum central pressure: 956 mb ↑.

Currently about 60 miles [ 95 km] East-Southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina.

While the sustained wind speed is dropping, the storm is slowing down, going over warmer water nearer the coast, and the pressure is dropping. There is time for some intensification, but more importantly for higher storm surge and more rain. It isn’t the wind, it’s the water that causes the most destruction.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for South Santee River, South Carolina to Duck, North Carolina; Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for North of Duck, North Carolina to Cape Charles Light, Virginia; Chesapeake Bay south of New Point Comfort; Edisto Beach, South Carolina to South Santee River, South Carolina.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for South Santee River, South Carolina to Duck, North Carolina; Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, including the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect from Edisto Beach, South Carolina northward to South Santee River, South Carolina.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect from Edisto Beach, South Carolina northward to South Santee River, South Carolina.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 34.1N 42.6W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Southwest [220°] near 6 mph [ 9 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1006 mb.

Currently about 910 miles [1465 km] West-Southwest of the Azores.

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Position: 15.3N 58.0W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 20 mph [31 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65 mph [100 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1006 mb ↑.

Currently about 220 miles [ 355 km] East of Dominica.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Dominica.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Antigua, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saba & St. Eustatius, St. Martin, and St. Maarten.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 22.4N 36.9W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [350°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 80 mph [130 kph].
Wind Gusts: 95 mph [155 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 983 mb ↑.

Currently about 1225 miles [1975 km] South-Southwest of the Azores.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 32.0N 73.7W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [315°] near 17 mph [28 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 110 mph [175 kph].
Wind Gusts: 125 mph [200 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 195 miles [315 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 80 miles [130 km].
Minimum central pressure: 957 mb ↑.

Currently about 280 miles [ 455 km] East-Southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for South Santee River, South Carolina to Duck, North Carolina; Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for North of Duck, North Carolina to the North Carolina/Virginia border.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for South Santee River, South Carolina to Duck, North Carolina; Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, including the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect from Edisto Beach, South Carolina northward to South Santee River, South Carolina.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for North of the North Carolina/Virginia border to Cape Charles Light, Virginia; Chesapeake Bay south of New Point Comfort.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect from Edisto Beach, South Carolina northward to South Santee River, South Carolina; North of Duck, North Carolina to the North Carolina/Virginia border.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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September 11^th, 2001

In the intervening 17 years we have spent hundreds of billions of dollars, trampled on peoples rights, created huge new government bureaucracies, and can’t respond as well as the third world to a natural disaster.

It seems like we are constantly being told that every new group that appears anywhere is capable of another 9/11 attack, so what is the point if we are no safer?

Richard Clarke: “Your government failed you. Those entrusted with protecting you failed you. And I failed you. We tried hard. But that doesn’t matter, because we failed. And for that failure, I would ask, once all the facts are out, for your understanding and for your forgiveness.“

Position: 14.5N 52.3W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 16 mph [26 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 105 miles [165 km].
Minimum central pressure: 999 mb ↑.

Currently about 580 miles [ 935 km] East of Martinique.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Dominica.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Antigua, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, and Saba & St. Eustatius.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 18.0N 35.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [325°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 100 mph [155 kph].
Wind Gusts: 115 mph [185 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 160 miles [260 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 973 mb ↑.

Currently about 765 miles [1230 km] West-Northwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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