Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Tropical Storm Ophelia in Atlantic

16th Tropical Depression 
Forms in the Atlantic
Strengthens into Tropical Storm Ophelia
...OPHELIA REGENERATED INTO A TROPICAL STORM...
HAS NOW BECOME A HURRICANE 
OPHELIA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.
 Cruise Ship Impact     Current Watches & Warnings
1100 AM AST SUN OCT 02 2011

...OPHELIA WEAKENS AS IT HEADS TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND...
Tropical Storm Ophelia was born overnight September 21st as the tropical depression strengthened.  The storm was about 1370 miles east of the Leeward islands when it was named.  This is a large system with a total diameter of 350 miles.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 110 MPH...175
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  OPHELIA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE
ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  STEADY WEAKENING IS
FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY.  HOWEVER...OPHELIA IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR
HURRICANE STRENGTH WHEN IT PASSES CLOSE TO THE AVALON PENINSULA. 
OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SHORTLY AFTER
PASSING SOUTHERN NEWFOUNDLAND.  



SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...38.7N 60.9W
ABOUT 680 MI...1095 KM SW OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 31 MPH...50 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 INCHES













Cruise lines are monitoring the tropical storms for potential impact to this weekend's cruises.

There are no impacts at this time.  





Current Watches & Warnings




CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE AVALON PENINSULA OF NEWFOUNDLAND





A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. 


A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.

 




HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND


WIND...TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE AVALON
PENINSULA BY EARLY MONDAY.

SURF...LARGE SWELLS CREATED BY OPHELIA WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SURF
CONDITIONS ON BERMUDA.


 







Historical Data:         Storm Archive           Graphics Archive 




500 PM AST THU SEP 29 2011
...OPHELIA BECOMES THE FOURTH HURRICANE OF THE SEASON... 


 


500 AM AST WED SEP 28 2011
...OPHELIA MEANDERING EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...




500 PM AST TUE SEP 27 2011
...OPHELIA REGENERATES INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...




500 PM AST SUN SEP 25 2011
...OPHELIA DEGENERATES INTO A REMNANT LOW...THIS IS THE LAST
ADVISORY...


 


1100 PM EDT TUE SEP 20 2011
...NEW TROPICAL STORM FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC... 



















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