TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE MESSAGE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1902 UTC THU JUL 17 2008
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PLEASE REFER TO NHC OFFICIAL FORECASTS FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE
AND SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION.
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:38 am Post subject: Re: DOLLY
DISCLAIMER...NUMERICAL MODELS ARE SUBJECT TO LARGE ERRORS.
PLEASE REFER TO NHC OFFICIAL FORECASTS FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE
AND SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION.
So far nothing of interest to report on the recon flight. Have not seen any reports of winds above 20 kts. No closed circulation found yet. _________________ This post is for discussion purposes only. Please refer to the National Hurricane Center for official information.
pressure 1009 mb
winds 30 mph.
need to find west winds to close off a circulation and upgrade to a depression. _________________ This post is for discussion purposes only. Please refer to the National Hurricane Center for official information.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 2008
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM BERTHA...LOCATED ABOUT 725 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE RACE
NEWFOUNDLAND.
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE
CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION TODAY. AN
AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY
INVESTIGATING THE DISTURBANCE. A TROPICAL CYCLONE COULD FORM AT
ANY TIME DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD
THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. ALL INTERESTS IN JAMAICA...THE
CAYMAN ISLANDS...AND THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
COULD SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS
JAMAICA TONIGHT. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE
CONSULT STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. _________________ This post is for discussion purposes only. Please refer to the National Hurricane Center for official information.
Plane returning to base. No upgrade. _________________ This post is for discussion purposes only. Please refer to the National Hurricane Center for official information.
Well it figures. It appears that 94L has decided to get it's act together right after the recon plane left. Looks like a definite surface circulation is developing with banding wrapping in. If my assumption is correct it could spin up very quickly. _________________ This post is for discussion purposes only. Please refer to the National Hurricane Center for official information.
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