Posts from — November 2020

Position: 20.7N 79.9W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [045°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 75 mph [120 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Minimum central pressure: 991 mb.

Currently about 140 miles [ 220 km] West-Southwest of Camaguey, Cuba.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, and Matanzas; 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, including Florida Bay; the Florida Keys from Ocean Reef to the Dry Tortugas; Lake Okeechobee.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Florida coast from Deerfield Beach to Bonita Beach; the Florida Keys from Ocean Reef to the Dry Tortugas, including Florida Bay.

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 Golden Beach to Bonita Beach, including Biscayne Bay; the Florida Keys from Ocean Reef to the Dry Tortugas, including Florida Bay.

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

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Position: 18.0N 85.2W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [055°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb.

Currently about 275 miles [ 445 km] West-Southwest of Grand Cayman.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Cayman Islands; the Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, and Matanzas.

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 coast of South Florida from Jupiter Inlet southward on the east coast and from Bonita Beach southward on the west coast, including Lake Okeechobee; the Florida Keys from Ocean Reef southward to the Dry Tortugas, including Florida Bay; the northwestern Bahamas, including the Abacos, Andros Island, Berry Islands, Bimini, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama Island, and New Providence.

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

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Position: 16.6N 87.8W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: North [360°] near 8 mph [13 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1004 mb.

Currently about 85 miles [ 140 km] Northwest of La Ceiba, Honduras.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Cayman Islands.

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

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Position: 14.2N 86.3W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1003 mb ↑.

Currently about 115 miles [ 185 km] South-Southeast of La Ceiba, Honduras.

All tropical Warnings and Watched have been cancelled.

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

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Position: 13.8N 84.0W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 6 mph [ 9 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 105 mph [165 kph].
Wind Gusts: 130 mph [210 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles [185 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 970 mb ↑.

Currently about 45 miles [ 70 km] West-Southwest of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.

At 3PM CST Eta is making landfall just south of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of Nicaragua from the Honduras/Nicaragua border to Sandy Bay Sirpi.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the northeastern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca to the Honduras/Nicaragua border; the coast of Nicaragua from south of Sandy Bay Sirpi to Laguna de Perlas.

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

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Position: 14.1N 82.7W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Southwest [245°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 150 mph [240 kph].
Wind Gusts: 180 mph [290 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 125 miles [205 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 927 mb ↓.

Currently about 45 miles [ 75 km] East of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.

“The United States National Hurricane Center defines rapid intensification as an increase in the maximum sustained winds of a tropical cyclone of at least 30 knots (35 mph; 55 km/h) in a 24-hour period.”¹ Eta has gone from 75 mph at 3AM CST to 150 mph at 6PM, an increase of 75 mph in 15 hours.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of Nicaragua from the Honduras/Nicaragua border to Sandy Bay Sirpi.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the northeastern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca to the Honduras/Nicaragua border.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the northeastern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca to the Honduras/Nicaragua border.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the northern coast of Honduras from west of Punta Patuca westward to Punta Castilla.

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

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1. NHC Glossary.

Position: 14.9N 80.0W [ 9PM CST 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 13 mph [20 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 989 mb.

Currently about 215 miles [ 345 km] East of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua/Honduras border.

2020 has tied with 2005 for the most named storms in a season, with a month to go.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the coast of Nicaragua from the Honduras/Nicaragua border to Sandy Bay Sirpi.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the northeastern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca to the Honduras/Nicaragua border.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the northeastern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca to the Honduras/Nicaragua border.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the northern coast of Honduras from west of Punta Patuca westward to Punta Castilla.

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

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