Tropical Storm Ophelia – Day 2
Position: 33.6N 76.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [330°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 310 miles (500 km].
Minimum central pressure: 984 mb.
Currently about 70 miles [ 115 km] East-Southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, northward to Fenwick Island, Delaware, including Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds; the Chesapeake Bay south of North Beach; Tidal Potomac south of Cobb Island.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from Bogue Inlet, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia, including Chesapeake Bay south of Colonial Beach, Virginia; for the Neuse River, the Pamlico River, and portions of Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.
A Hurricane Watch is in effect for North of Surf City, North Carolina to Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina.
A Storm Surge Watch is in effect from Surf City, North Carolina to Bogue Inlet, North Carolina; the remainder of Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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September 22, 2023 Comments Off on Tropical Storm Ophelia – Day 2
Post-Tropical Cyclone Nigel – Day 8
Position: 46.3N 32.6W [ 4:00AM CDT 0900 UTC].
Movement: East-Northeast [065°] near 37 mph [59 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 70 mph [110 kph].
Wind Gusts: 80 mph [130 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 230 miles [370 km].
Minimum central pressure: 976 mb ↓.
Currently about 640 miles [1030 km] North-Northwest of the Azores.
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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September 22, 2023 Comments Off on Post-Tropical Cyclone Nigel – Day 8