Hurricane Season 2008 - The Official Thread

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How bad do you think this year's hurricane season will be?

Barely a wind to speak of....
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5%
We'll see a few small, barely organized storms that will fall apart quickly
3
14%
Several major storms -- at least Cat 3 -- will hit the U.S. causing minimal damage
6
29%
At least one catastrophic storm will slam our shores causing mass destruction and death
11
52%
 
Total votes: 21

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Post by SETIsLady » 09-26-2008 07:21 PM

Bill you have some stuff headed your way, keep your eyes out.

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HURRICANE KYLE

Post by HurricaneJoanie » 09-27-2008 07:33 PM

I've hoisted the flags -- 'cane on it's way to those in New England. Chickadee, you're in the line of fire as far as extraneous winds/rain.

Any pirates in upper Maine, Nova Scotia? Batten down the hatches!

HURRICANE KYLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112008
800 PM AST SAT SEP 27 2008

...KYLE PASSING WELL EAST OF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA...HEADING
TOWARD EASTERN NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES...

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MAINE FROM
STONINGTON EASTWARD TO EASTPORT. A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN
EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA CANADA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE
FROM PORT CLYDE EASTWARD TO EASTPORT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA CANADA.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MAINE
SOUTH OF PORT CLYDE TO CAPE ELIZABETH...INCLUDING THE PORTLAND
AREA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF NOVA SCOTIA...AND FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW BRUNSWICK
CANADA.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF OF KYLE.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KYLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 35.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.7 WEST ABOUT 405 MILES...650
KM...SOUTH OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS AND ABOUT 615 MILES...985
KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA.

KYLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 24 MPH...39 KM/HR. A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KYLE IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR
EASTERN NEW ENGLAND OR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. KYLE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. A LITTLE ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE
SUNDAY OR MONDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205
MILES...335 KM MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.

TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER LEVELS IN
THE BAY OF FUNDY...AND ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING
WAVES....ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTS OF OF NEW ENGLAND AND THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES IN ASSOCIATION WITH KYLE.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES...NEW
BRUNSWICK...NOVA SCOTIA...AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.
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Laura -- whazzup?

Post by HurricaneJoanie » 09-29-2008 07:10 PM

[Early this morning]

SUBTROPICAL STORM LAURA ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122008
500 AM AST MON SEP 29 2008

...SUBTROPICAL STORM LAURA FORMS OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC...

AT 500 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM LAURA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 47.3 WEST OR ABOUT 1015
MILES...1635 KM...WEST OF FAYAL ISLAND IN THE WESTERN AZORES.

THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH ACCOMPANIED BY AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. LAURA IS NOT FORECAST TO
AFFECT ANY LAND AREAS...AND THE SYSTEM IS ONLY A THREAT TO SHIPPING
INTERESTS OVER THE FAR NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND LAURA COULD TRANSITION INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE LATER TODAY AND
POSSIBLY BECOME A HURRICANE BY TUESDAY.

WINDS OF 40 MPH EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 310 MILES...500 KM FROM THE
CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES.

______________________________________

[Tonight]

500 PM AST MON SEP 29 2008

...LAURA MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...BEGINNING TO TRANSITION TO A
TROPICAL STORM...

AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM LAURA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.4 WEST OR ABOUT 630
MILES...1010 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.

LAURA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH THEN NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS
BEFORE LAURA MOVES OVER COLDER WATERS. LAURA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT.

WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 240 MILES...390 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.
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Post by Swerdloc » 09-29-2008 07:14 PM

Sonofagun. The North Atlantic is jumpin' lately.
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Post by HurricaneJoanie » 09-29-2008 09:13 PM

She slipped right by us, Bill -- and she's headed for Britain/Ireland... :eek:
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Post by Elk » 09-30-2008 02:09 AM

:eek:

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Post by Elk » 09-30-2008 02:12 AM


BULLETIN
SUBTROPICAL STORM LAURA

ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1100 PM AST MON SEP 29 2008

...LAURA TURNS NORTHWARD...


AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...
THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM LAURA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE
48.4 WEST OR ABOUT 585 MILES...940 KM...SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.

THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR
9 MPH...15 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTH-
EAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...
95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

WINDS OF 40 MPH EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES...
350 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS:
995 MB...29.38 INCHES.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST.

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Post by HurricaneJoanie » 11-05-2008 10:48 PM

TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008
1000 PM EST WED NOV 05 2008

...DEPRESSION NEARING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PUERTO CABEZAS
NICARAGUA NORTHWARD TO LIMON HONDURAS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 1000 PM EST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.1 WEST OR ABOUT
90 MILES...140 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON THE
NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...8 KM/HR.
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH
A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH FORECAST ON FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM
TONIGHT OR THURSDAY...AND ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
THROUGH FRIDAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.

THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN OVER
EASTERN HONDURAS AND NORTHEASTERN NICARAGUA WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
TOTALS OF 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.
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Post by SETIsLady » 11-06-2008 01:02 AM

This one came in under the radar !

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Post by SETIsLady » 11-06-2008 10:32 AM

Tropical Storm Paloma takes aim at Cuba

Updated at 10:05 a.m.

At 10 a.m. today, Tropical Storm Paloma's sustained winds had strengthened slightly to 45 mph. It was in the Caribbean about 265 miles southwest of Grand Cayman, moving northwest at 7 mph. Because the forecast track was shifted slightly to the south, the Keys are no longer in the cone of uncertainty. The system still is expected to hit Cuba on Sunday as a Category 2 hurricane.

Weird direction on this one, path at link

http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/we ... ma10am.gif

http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/we ... es_ai.html

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We got a 'Cane! Hoist the flags! CAT 1

Post by HurricaneJoanie » 11-06-2008 08:07 PM

..PALOMA RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS INTO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. A
HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

INTERESTS IN CUBA AND JAMAICA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF PALOMA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 700 PM EST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PALOMA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.7 WEST OR ABOUT 165
MILES...270 KM...SOUTH OF GRAND CAYMAN AND ABOUT 280 MILES...450 KM
...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MONTEGO BAY JAMAICA.

PALOMA IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND MOST OF DAY ON
FRIDAY...WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST FORECAST TO OCCUR
LATE FRIDAY AND ON SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. PALOMA IS NOW A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. PALOMA CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY
ORGANIZE AND ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY. PALOMA IS EXPECTED
TO BECOME A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE ON FRIDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER. DURING THE PAST HOUR...NOAA BUOY 42057 LOCATED
JUST EAST OF THE CENTER REPORTED A ONE-MINUTE SUSTAINED WIND OF
71 MPH...115 KM/HR AND A WIND GUST TO 78 MPH...126 KM/HR.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED BY DATA FROM THE NEARBY NOAA
BUOY IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.

PALOMA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS
OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.
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Post by SETIsLady » 11-08-2008 12:58 PM

Poor Cuba :( Another CAT 4

'Extremely dangerous' Paloma heads toward Cuba

MIAMI — Hurricane Paloma has strengthened to a Category 4 Hurricane as it heads for Cuba, according to the latest advisory from The National Hurricane Center.

At 7 a.m. Saturday, the late-season storm was about 110 miles northeast of the Cayman Islands, where a hurricane watch was in effect, and moving about 8 mph toward Cuba, where it is expected to make landfall late night or early Sunday. Paloma's winds were clocked at 140 mph, but forecasters said the storm could weaken later today. Hurricane force winds extend about 30 miles from the storm's eye.

A hurricane warning is in effect as the storm approaches Cuba, which was battered by two hurricanes earlier this year.

The storm could produce 5 to 10 inches of rainfall with a storm surge between seven and nine feet in the Cayman Islands and up to 20 feet along the east coast of Cuba as it approaches the island. Forecasters also warn against flash floods and mudslides.

Rainfall in Jamacia is forecasted to be one to three inches.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/conte ... 7&cxcat=76

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