BigASSMember
09-18-2005, 12:29 PM
Well its not a hurricane yet... but they expect it will be...<br /><br />haha - i hope this one hits the houston astrodome <img src="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT18/refresh/AL1805W5+gif/025617W_sm.gif" width="650" border="0" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/181440.shtml" target="_blank">Visit this Website</a><br /><br />000<br />WTNT33 KNHC 181800<br />TCPAT3<br />BULLETIN<br />TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 3A<br />NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL<br />2 PM EDT SUN SEP 18 2005<br /> <br />...DEPRESSION SLOWLY ORGANIZING AS IT NEARS THE BAHAMAS...<br /> <br />A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM<br />OCEAN REEF SOUTHWARD AND WESTWARD TO DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING<br />FLORIDA BAY.<br /> <br />A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.<br /> <br />A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE<br />WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.<br /> <br />A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS<br />ISLANDS...AND FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS. A TROPICAL<br />STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED<br />WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.<br /> <br />INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA...AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND<br />WESTERN CUBA...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS<br />SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL WATCHES COULD BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH<br />FLORIDA AND FOR CUBA LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.<br /> <br />FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE<br />INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED<br />BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.<br /> <br />AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN<br />WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 72.4 WEST OR<br />ABOUT 385 MILES... 625 KM... EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU IN THE<br />BAHAMAS.<br /> <br />THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH... 17 KM/HR. A<br />GENERAL WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING<br />THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING OVER<br />THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER TODAY...TONIGHT...AND MONDAY.<br /> <br />MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER<br />GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST... AND THE DEPRESSION COULD<br />BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.<br /> <br />THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY MEASURED BY RECONNAISSANCE<br />AIRCRAFT WAS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.<br /> <br />REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...21.9 N... 72.4 W. MOVEMENT<br />TOWARD...WEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED<br />WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.<br /> <br />THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT<br />5 PM EDT.<br /> <br />FORECASTER KNABB <img src="http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/bigassmember/RonFez1.jpg" border="0" />
<font color=black>This message was edited by mikeyboy on 9-18-05 @ 4:36 PM</font>
<font color=black>This message was edited by mikeyboy on 9-18-05 @ 4:36 PM</font>