Hurricane Season is Upon Us

[Youngblood]

My last prediction of a forming potential storm was on the mark, as I watched a formation off the Cape Verde Islands grow, and slowly move across the Atlantic, weakening, strengthening, to eventually become Hurricane Dolly striking Southwest Texas - Northeast Mexico.

Here is string of storms again bred off the Cape Verde islands moving their way across the Atlantic. The one in red I will be watching more closely as it so far has a westerly projection, keeping it over warmer waters with favorable conditions for growth. Behind it 2 other systems slightly weaker. The stronger the first formation gets, the chances are it saps the energy from the ocean for potential and dangerous growth of the others, but it is in the early stages so this is a first look at them. Much can change as predicting is tricky with so many variables, but it is worth an early look...

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-Forecaster Youngblood

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2 PM update from National Hurricane Center

ZCZC MIATWOAT ALLTTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL800 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

1. SATELLITE IMAGERY AND RADAR DATA FROM PUERTO RICO AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC INDICATE THAT THE LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED OVER THE MONA PASSAGE IS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED. THE SYSTEM MAY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BEFORE THE LOW MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD NEAR OR OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS AFTERNOON. NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT ARE SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THESYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON.THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS... PUERTO RICO...HISPANIOLA...EASTERN CUBA...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS INTERESTS IN THESE AREAS...AS WELL AS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE BAHAMAS...THE REMAINDER OF CUBA...AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA...SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OFTHIS SYSTEM.

2. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A LITTLE MORECONCENTRATED WITHIN A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITHA TROPICAL WAVE...THAT IS LOCATED ABOUT 750 MILES EAST OF THELESSER ANTILLES. GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLEDURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10TO 15 MPH.ELSEWHERE.. TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THENEXT 48 HOURS.

$$ FORECASTER KNABB

[Youngblood]

Tropical Storm Fay it is...

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[Spicoli]

Tropical Storm Fay it is...

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Looks to have a wicked arching over pan handle....lets hope.But Im thinking it will get westward into the gulf and the local Army core Of Engineers are s!!!!ng bricks on the local news right now....

[Spicoli]

This one is coming like a straight right and not the left uppercut it appeared to be at first.7 days later and Fay is gaining & doing damage trudging inbound.Hour by Hour here .......... ready to roll

[Youngblood]

As Tropical Storm Fay has shown, it doesn't take a monster hurricane to cause damage, pose a threat to life, and tally up economic woes as it meanders, causing flooding and fear...as it has making a record 4 landfalls in Florida.

But when monster major hurricanes are born, they are a thing to behold, and a thing to fear. With that in mind, and in the wake of Fay...meet hurricane Gustav.

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It quickly formed in the warm waters of the Atlantic, in the Eastern Carribean approaching Haiti, as conditions at this time seem favorable for it to continue to grow and stengthen. Time and its interaction with land will tell the tale.

It began as a simple low pressure off the Cape Verde Islands of Africa, but met with conditions to not only survive the trip, but to now evolve to what it is, and what it will become. This one for sure is one to watch for all Gulf Coast residents. It has danger written all over it and the potential to turn into a category 3 or higher.

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