Posts from — September 2018

Position: 25.1N 49.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 90 mph [145 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 993 mb ↑.

Currently about 1035 miles [1665 km] East-Southeast of Bermuda.

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

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Position: 32.3N 90.2W [10AM CDT 1500 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [320°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 30 mph [ 45 kph].
Wind Gusts: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1008 mb ↑.

Currently about 5 miles [ 10 km] West of Jackson, Mississippi.

This is the final NHC advisory.

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

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Position: 23.4N 47.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 125 mph [205 kph].
Wind Gusts: 140 mph [225 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [ 30 km].
Minimum central pressure: 956 mb ↑.

Currently about 1235 miles [1990 km] East-Southeast of Bermuda.

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

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Position: 30.3N 88.4W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [315°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 85 mph [135 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 80 miles [130 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 40 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 997 mb ↓.

Currently about 30 miles [ 50 km] East-Southeast of Biloxi, Mississippi and 107 miles [172 km] West of Cinco Bayou.

The center of Gordon came ashore just West of the Alabama-Mississippi border at 10PM CDT.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect from the Mouth of the Pearl River to the Alabama-Florida Border.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the central Gulf Coast from the Okaloosa-Walton County Line westward to the Alabama-Florida Border.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from Biloxi, Mississippi, eastward to Dauphin Island, Alabama.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the north-central Gulf Coast eastward from Dauphin Island, Alabama to Navarre, Florida.

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

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Position: 20.7N 43.9W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [300°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 100 mph [155 kph].
Wind Gusts: 115 mph [185 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 105 miles [165 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 15 miles [ 30 km].
Minimum central pressure: 976 mb ↓.

Currently about 1260 miles [2030 km] East of the Northern Leeward Islands.

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

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Position: 26.9N 84.3W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [300°] near 17 mph [28 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 75 mph [120 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1003 mb.

Currently about 330 miles [ 530 km] East-Southeast of the Mouth of the Mississippi River.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect from the Mouth of the Pearl River to the Alabama-Florida Border.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the central Gulf Coast from the Okaloosa-Walton County Line westward to the Alabama-Florida Border; West of the Mouth of the Pearl River to east of Morgan City, Louisiana, including Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from Shell Beach, Louisiana, eastward to Dauphin Island, Alabama.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the north-central Gulf Coast from Shell Beach, Louisiana westward to the Mouth of the Mississippi River and eastward from Dauphin Island, Alabama to Navarre, Florida.

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

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Position: 18.9N 41.0W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 80 miles [130 km].
Minimum central pressure: 995 mb.

Currently about 1360 miles [2190 km] East-Northeast of the Lesser Antilles.

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

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In any celebration of Labor Day I’m at a slight disadvantage because for a big chunk of my life it was celebrated as May Day where I was living.

It is rather unique, as it is the only holiday I’m aware of that was imported from Canada where it’s spelled Labour Day.

When I was an elementary school student, it marked the end of summer and beginning of school, but it is a rare holiday in the South as there is no tradition of blowing things up in celebration. There is also no tradition of honoring labor in the South, and labor unions are considered communist conspiracies.

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Position: 23.4N 78.7W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [300°] near 15 mph [24 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 30 mph [ 45 kph].
Wind Gusts: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1012 mb.

Currently about 175 miles [ 285 km] East-Southeast of Marathon, Florida

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the central Gulf Coast from the Alabama-Florida border westward to east of Morgan City, Louisiana, including Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the north-central Gulf Coast from the Mississippi-Alabama border westward to the Mouth of the Mississippi River.

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

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Position: 17.9N 35.9W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 16 mph [26 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65 mph [100 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 60 miles [ 95 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1000 mb.

Currently about 790 miles [1275 km] West-Northwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands.

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

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Position: 16.0N 30.2W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1000 mb ↓.

Currently about 395 miles [ 635 km] West-Northwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands.

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

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