Posts from — September 2021

Position: 29.9N 84.5W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: Northeast [055°] near 20 mph [31 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb ↓.

Currently about 35 miles [ 55 km] East-Northeast of Apalachicola, Florida.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Indian Pass to Steinhatchee River, Florida.

The storm made landfall on St. Vincent Island, Florida at 8:15PM CDT

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

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Position: 29.7N 60.3W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [330°] near 16 mph [26 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 100 mph [155 kph].
Wind Gusts: 120 mph [195 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 240 miles [390 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Minimum central pressure: 969 mb ↑.

Currently about 320 miles [ 515 km] East-Southeast of Bermuda.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Bermuda.

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

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Position: 25.8N 56.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: Northwest [325°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 115 mph [185 kph].
Wind Gusts: 140 mph [225 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 185 miles [295 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 967 mb ↑.

Currently about 660 miles [1060 km] Southeast of Bermuda.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Bermuda.

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

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Happy 5782!

At sunset Rosh Hashanah begins, so get your honey, challah, and apples ready.

Position: 23.1N 54.4W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: Northwest [325°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 125 mph [205 kph].
Wind Gusts: 155 mph [250 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 185 miles [295 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 956 mb.

Currently about 900 miles [1445 km] Southeast of Bermuda.

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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Just another reminder why it is a very bad idea to have oil wells and pipelines off the coast in hurricane prone areas. The petroleum industry is a major cause of climate change and the offshore wells make matters even worse. Rush to contain large oil spill in Gulf of Mexico after Storm Ida:

The source of the miles-long oil spill was believed to be in the Bay Marchand area of the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast Guard said.

Spokesman Lt. John Edwards said it was thought to be crude oil from an undersea pipeline owned by Talos Energy.

Houston-based Talos Energy said it did not believe it was responsible for the oil in the water, according to the Associated Press.

It’s not Talos Energy’s fault but they rushed to hire a clean-up crew out of the goodness of their hearts. It may not be their pipeline, but they don’t want penalties on top of clean-up costs.

Position: 21.0N 51.4W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 125 mph [205 kph].
Wind Gusts: 155 mph [250 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles [280 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 955 mb.

Currently about 1135 miles [1825 km] Southeast of Bermuda.

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

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Position: 18.0N 48.0W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [300°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 120 mph [195 kph].
Wind Gusts: 150 mph [240 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 160 miles [260 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 45 miles [ 75 km].
Minimum central pressure: 958 mb.

Currently about 1440 miles [2315 km] Southeast of Bermuda.

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

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Position: 15.5N 43.3W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [285°] near 16 mph [26 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 115 mph [215 kph].
Wind Gusts: 135 mph [195 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [240 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 965 mb ↓.

Currently about 1230 miles [1980 km] East of the Leeward Islands.

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

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That’s the rondel/emblem identifying equipment belonging to the Afghan National Army & Air Force.

The headline: NBC News finds abandoned U.S. military equipment at Kabul airport for a video report is wrong. The equipment belongs to Afghan Forces, not the US, and not all of it was built in the US. The correspondent makes it clear this was not US military equipment and that it was disabled.

Apparently headline writers at NBC aren’t required to look at the videos or articles before creating their headlines.

Position: 14.1N 37.5W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 20 mph [31 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 150 miles [240 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 985 mb.

Currently about 875 miles [1410 km] West of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands.

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

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Position: 12.8N 30.9W [10:00PM CDT 0300UTC].
Movement: West [275°] near 21 mph [33 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 70 miles [110 km].
Minimum central pressure: 991 mb.

Currently about 455 miles [ 735 km] West-Southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands.

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

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Position: 28.5N 52.9W [ 4:00PM CDT 2100UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [340°] 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 960 miles [1545 km] Northeast of the northern Leeward 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.

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