TVMet Posted August 5, 2004 #1 Share Posted August 5, 2004 TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU AUG 5 2004 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE ALEX...MOVING RAPIDLY EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ABOUT 215 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ARE GENERATING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF HISPANIOLA AND EXTENDING SOUTHWARD OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA FOR A FEW HUNDRED MILES. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CURRENTLY UNFAVORABLE...BUT MAY BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE FOR REGENERATION TO OCCUR DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 MPH AND BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA... EASTERN CUBA AND JAMAICA. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM TOMORROW AFTERNOON..IF NECESSARY. A WELL-DEFINED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS LOCATED ABOUT 1250 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED AND BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED NEAR THE CENTER...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD DEVELOP DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. FORECASTER STEWART Satellite http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/FLOAT/IR4/20.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVMet Posted August 5, 2004 Author #2 Share Posted August 5, 2004 COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 205 PM AST THU AUG 5 2004 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH AND EAST FACING COASTS OF PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND ST. CROIX IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED... ...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CARIBBEAN WATERS AND THE MONA PASSAGE... THE TROPICAL WAVE THAT HAS BEEN GENERATING LONG PERIOD SWELLS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS HAS CONTINUED TO MOVE OUT OF THE LOCAL AREA. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS BY LOCAL AGENCIES HAVE INDICATED THAT SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST FACING COAST OF PUERTO RICO...VIEQUES AND SAINT CROIX HAVE SUBSIDED. AS A RESULT THE HEAVY SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. GUSTY WINDS AND CHOPPY SEAS ARE STILL HOWEVER EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS THE LOCAL CARIBBEAN WATERS...THEREFORE BEACHGOERS AND SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS ACROSS THESE AREAS. $$ MITCHELL http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DAT...LOAT/IR4/20.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.