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Daylight Savings Time will end in the US Sunday morning, November 5^th at 2AM. It will become 1AM and you get an extra hour of sleep, unless you work the “graveyard shift” or forget.

“Fall back – Spring ahead”

Whether you celebrated Celtic New Year’s Eve [Samhain], the evening before All Saints Day [Halloween], or the anniversary of the posting of Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses in 1517 [Reformation Day], I hope you had a happy one.

Wikipedia does its normally thorough job of covering all of the bases on the holidays that share October 31^st.

These are my remembrances of a traditional American Halloween.

The ‘Autumn Festival’ across the street was held last night with a half dozen Sheriff vehicles to control the parking. Kind of back to normal after the Covid problems.

Position: 32.4N 53.3W [ 4:00AM CDT 0900 UTC].
Movement: East [100°] near 18 mph [38 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles (150 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb ↑.

Currently about 670 miles [1080 km] East of Bermuda.

Tammy has again gone Post-Tropical, so, for the second time the National Hurricane Center announces this is the final advisory.

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

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Position: 32.6N 55.2W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: East-Southeast [105°] near 17 mph [28 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 90 miles (150 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1000 mb ↑.

Currently about 560 miles [ 900 km] East of Bermuda.

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

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Position: 32.7N 61.3W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [335°] near 5 mph [ 7 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 70 mph [110 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles (220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 991 mb ↑.

Currently about 205 miles [ 330 km] East of Bermuda.

She’s back! Tammy has regained tropical characteristics.

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

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Position: 30.5N 58.4W [ 4:00AM CDT 0900 UTC].
Movement: North [355°] near 19 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 195 miles (315 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 30 miles [ 45 km].
Minimum central pressure: 973 mb.

Currently about 395 miles [ 640 km] East-Southeast of Bermuda.

The National Hurricane Center has issued its last public advisory 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.]

Position: 29.9N 57.8W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [015°] near 20 mph [31 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 90 mph [150 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 195 miles (315 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 35 miles [ 55 km].
Minimum central pressure: 973 mb ↑.

Currently about 445 miles [ 715 km] East-Southeast of Bermuda.

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.]

Position: 13.6N 84.8W [10:00AM CDT 1500 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 3 mph [ 6 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 25 mph [ 35 kph].
Wind Gusts: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1007 mb.

Currently about 130 miles [ 210 km] North-Northwest of Bluefields, Nicaragua.

The National Hurricane Center has issued its last public advisory 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.]

Position: 24.9N 60.7W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [040°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts: 95 mph [155 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 175 miles (280 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 976 mb ↓.

Currently about 570 miles [ 915 km] South-Southeast of Bermuda.

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.]

Position: 12.4N 83.4W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [310°] near 5 mph [ 7 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 30 mph [ 45 kph].
Wind Gusts: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1007 mb.

Currently about 40 miles [ 60 km] Northeast of Bluefields, Nicaragua.

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.]

Position: 22.9N 63.1W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northeast [045°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 75 mph [120 kph].
Wind Gusts: 85 mph [135 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 125 miles (205 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 987 mb ↓.

Currently about 655 miles [1060 km] South of Bermuda.

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.]

Position: 20.8N 64.0W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [325°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts: 95 mph [155 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 115 miles (185 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 993 mb ↑.

Currently about 190 miles [ 305 km] North-Northwest of Anguilla.

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

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Position: 17.8N 61.9W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [330°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts: 95 mph [155 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 125 miles (205 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 992 mb ↑.

Currently about 15 miles [ 25 km] North-Northwest of Barbuda.

Currently about 80 miles [ 130 km] East-Southeast of St. Martin.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Barbuda, Anguilla; St. Maarten; St. Martin and St. Barthelemy.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Saba and St. Eustatius.

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

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Position: 14.7N 60.2W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [295°] near 9 mph [15 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 80 mph [130 kph].
Wind Gusts: 90 mph [145 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 125 miles (205 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 25 miles [ 35 km].
Minimum central pressure: 992 mb ↑.

Currently about 55 miles [ 85 km] East of Martinique.

Currently about 135 miles [ 220 km] Southeast of Guadeloupe.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Guadeloupe; Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis; Anguilla; St. Maarten; St. Martin and St. Barthelemy.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Dominica; Saba and St. Eustatius.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Dominica.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Martinique.

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.]