Posts from — November 2020

Position: 13.6N 74.2W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: South-Southwest [200°] near 3 mph [ 6 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 610 miles [ 980 km] East of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua/Honduras border.

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

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Position: 31.9N 21.6W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: East [090°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65 mph [100 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 995 mb ↑.

Currently about 520 miles [ 835 km] Southeast of the Azores.

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

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Position: 33.3N 79.0W [ 3AM CST 0900 UTC].
Movement: East-Northeast [060°] near 21 mph [33 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: 1004 mb.

Currently about 85 miles [ 135 km] Southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina.

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.

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Position: 32.3N 79.0W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [045°] near 17 mph [28 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: 1004 mb.

Currently about 65 miles [ 100 km] East-Southeast of Charleston, South Carolina.

At around 3AM CST the storm came ashore near Cedar Key, Florida.

At around 1PM CST the storm is over the Atlantic near Jacksonville, Florida.

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

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Position: 31.7N 26.0W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: East [090°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 75 mph [120 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 195 miles [315 km].
Minimum central pressure: 993 mb ↑.

Currently about 435 miles [ 700 km] South of the Azores.

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

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One hundred and two years ago at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns fell silent. The Great War, The War to End All Wars, was over…for a couple of decades.

The red poppies of Flanders fields became a symbol of that war and the veterans that returned from it. Known as Remembrance Day in much of the world, the poppies will be in evidence. Remembrance Day observances have more in common with the American Memorial Day as a day to honor those who have died in war.

First called Armistice Day in the United States, the name was changed to Veterans Day, and its purpose changed to honoring those who are serving, or have served in the military. The change was made to avoid a conflict with the existing Memorial Day observance that goes back to the Civil War era.

A heart felt salute to everyone who managed to survive basic training. We can hope that sooner, rather than later, there will be no need for another generation to put on uniforms.

Position: 31.1N 31.4W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: East-Northeast [060°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 75 mph [120 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Minimum central pressure: 990 mb ↓.

Currently about 540 miles [ 865 km] South-Southwest of the Azores.

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

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Position: 28.3N 83.4W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [010°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 993 mb.

Currently about 55 miles [ 90 km] Northwest of St. Petersburg, Florida.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Florida west coast from Boca Grande to the Suwannee River; the Atlantic coast from Flagler/Volusia County line, Florida northward to St. Andrews Sound, Georgia.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from the Florida west coast from Bonita Beach to the Suwannee River, including Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Florida Gulf coast from north of the Suwannee River to the Aucilla River.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the Florida west coast from the Steinhatchee River to the Suwannee River.

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

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Position: 29.4N 35.5W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: East-Northeast [075°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Minimum central pressure: 989 mb.

Currently about 770 miles [1235 km] Southwest of the Azores.

It’s 2020 so of course there’s time for another tropical storm.

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Position: 23.8N 84.5W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [015°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 75 mph [120 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 992 mb ↑.

Currently about 120 miles [ 190 km] West-Southwest of the Dry Tortugas.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Dry Tortugas; the Florida west coast from Bonita Beach to the Suwannee River.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Cuban provinces of La Habana, Artemisa y Mayabeque, Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth; the Florida Gulf coast
from north of the Suwannee River to the Aucilla River.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the Florida west coast from Bonita Beach to the Steinhatchee River, including Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor.

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

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Basically things I’ve noticed while waiting for the next hurricane update:

Ari Fleischer thinks we should give Trump some time to adjust to his loss. Yeah, like the time he gave to Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s family to sit shiva before nominating a replacement. Act like a schmuck and you get treated like a schmuck.

Among those who have tested positive for the COVID virus is my Congresscritter, Matt Gaetz. Gaetz then proclaims that he didn’t test positive for the virus, only for the antibodies. Basic knowledge, you can have the virus before you develop the antibodies, but you can’t have the antibodies if you don’t or didn’t have the virus.

Trump’s current favorite medical expert, Dr. Scott Atlas bad-mouthed government infectious disease experts on Russian state television. If you search for RT on Google, DuckDuckGo, or Wikipedia, the first return is RT (Russia Today).

As Dr. Atlas is a fan of herd immunity, maybe he should aware of multiple studies about the short lived immunity offered by catching the virus: Immunity to the coronavirus may last only a few months, UK study finds, and a separate British study shows evidence of waning immunity to Covid-19. There are already known examples of people catching the virus twice.

Position: 23.2N 85.2W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: Southwest [225°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65 mph [100 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 995 mb.

Currently about 90 miles [ 150 km] North-Northwest of the western tip of Cuba.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Cuban provinces of La Habana, Artemisa y Mayabeque, Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth.

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

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Position: 24.6N 80.5W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [305°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 310 miles [500 km].
Minimum central pressure: 993 mb.

Currently about 40 miles [ 60 km] East of Marathon, Florida.

At 6AM CST Eta is inland over east-central Cuba.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Florida Keys from Ocean Reef to the Dry Tortugas, including Florida Bay.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the northwestern Bahamas, including the Abacos, Andros Island, Berry Islands, Bimini, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama Island, and New Providence; the Florida coast from Brevard/Volusia County line to Englewood; Lake Okeechobee.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from the Florida Keys from Ocean Reef to the Dry Tortugas, including Florida Bay.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Florida coast from Golden Beach to Bonita Beach.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Cuban provinces of La Habana, Artemisa y Mayabeque, Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth; the Florida coast from north of Englewood to Anna Maria Island.

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for the Florida coast from Bonita Beach to Card Sound Bridge.

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

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The media waited until they were absolutely, positively, unequivocally certain before officially declaring Biden-Harris the winners. Trump is officially a lame duck, but he will no doubt trash the place before leaving at Noon on January 20th.

Update: There will be a point in the next few weeks when Trump’s tweets will no longer be of ‘public interest’ when Twitter will no longer feel obliged to put up with his violations of the ‘terms of service’ and can cancel his account while preserving the past tweets for the National Archives. That will hurt him as much as the loss of the election.