Thursday, August 16, 2012

Tropical Storm Gordon Formed in Atlantic


TD-8 Becomes Tropical Storm Gordon
7th Named Storm in the Atlantic

500 PM AST SUN AUG 19 2012

...GORDON EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE EASTERN AZORES MONDAY AS A
HURRICANE...
 
When the 7th named storm of the 2012 Atlantic Season, Gordon, formed, it was over open water in the Atlantic and of no threat to land.  Gordon became a hurricane over the weekend and is expected to move over the Eastern Azores Monday, August 20th as a hurricane.


CRUISE ITINERARY IMPACT 
Cruise and Maritime Voyages' Marco Polo (August 11 sailing) will sail to Funchal, Madeira, to avoid the storm. Madeira is a Portuguese island to the southeast of the Azores, off the coast of Africa.
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...36.1N 27.5W
ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM SW OF SAO MIGUEL ISLAND IN THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...978 MB...28.88 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE EASTERN AZORES 

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GORDON IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...BUT GORDON IS EXPECTED TO BE A
HURRICANE WHEN IT PASSES NEAR OR OVER THE EASTERN AZORES.
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE EASTERN
AZORES WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

RAINFALL...GORDON IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3
TO 6 INCHES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES.

SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY GORDON WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP
CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES. PLEASE
CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE FOR MORE
INFORMATION. 
 
Historical Data:   Graphics Archive      Storm Archive

              
500 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012

...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL
ATLANTIC...NO THREAT TO LAND...
 
500 AM AST THU AUG 16 2012

...ANOTHER TROPICAL STORM FORMS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN... 
 
500 PM AST THU AUG 16 2012
 
...GORDON STRENGTHENS OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC OCEAN...
 

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