Posts from — August 2020

Position: 33.8N 78.5W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [020°] near 22 mph [35 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [135 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 125 miles [205 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 988 mb.

Currently about 25 miles [ 40 km] East-Northeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for South Santee River, South Carolina to Surf City, North Carolina.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for north of Surf City, North Carolina to Eastport, Maine; including Pamlico, Albemarle Sound, Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, Delaware Bay, Long Island, Long Island Sound, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and Block Island.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect South Santee River, South Carolina to Cape Fear, North Carolina including Pamlico, Albemarle Sounds, and the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers; Ocracoke Inlet North Carolina to the North Carolina/Virginia border.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for Cape Fear to Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina.

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

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Position: 28.5N 79.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [345°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 995 mb ↑.

Currently about 50 miles [ 80 km] East of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Sebastian Inlet, Florida to Fenwick Island, Delaware including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds and Chesapeake Bay southward from Smith Point.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Edisto Beach, South Carolina to Cape Fear, North Carolina.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the South Santee River, South Carolina to Surf City, North Carolina.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Fenwick Island, Delaware to Watch Hill Rhode Island including Pamlico, Albemarle Sound, Chesapeake Bay north of Smith Point, Tidal Potomac River, Delaware Bay, Long Island and Long Island Sound.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for Cape Fear to Duck, North Carolina including Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds.

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

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Position: 25.5N 79.1W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 85 mph [135 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 995 mb ↑.

Currently about 80 miles [ 130 km] East-Southeast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Northwestern Bahamas including Berry Islands, Grand Bahamas Island, and Bimini; the east coast of Florida from Boca Raton to the Volusia/Flagler County Line.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the east coast of Florida from north of Ocean Reef to south of Boca Raton including Lake Okeechobee and from Flagler/Volusia County Line to Ponte Vedra Beach.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for north of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida to South Santee River, South Carolina.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the east coast of Florida from Jupiter Inlet to Ponte Vedre Beach.

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

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Position: 19.5N 25.0W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 16 mph [26 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 25 mph [ 35 kph].
Wind Gusts: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1009 mb.

Currently about 250 miles [ 405 km] North-Northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.

This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane
Center on this system.

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.]