Tropical Storm Chantal Heading for Puerto Rico

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Tropical Storm CHANTAL 

Tropical Storm CHANTAL	500 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013 ...CHANTAL DEGENERATED INTO A WAVE... ...COULD STILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS  AND GUSTY WINDS...
WIND:	NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WATCHES/ WARNINGS:	THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAVE DISCONTINUED ALL THE REMAINING TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... THERE ARE NO COASTAL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS OR WATCHES IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN EASTERN CUBA...JAMIACA AND THE BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL.
SHIP IMPACT:	Carnival Liberty (6 July, 7-night sailing) altered port order; replaced St. Thomas with Nassau Carnival Victory (8 July, 5-night sailing) diverting to Half Moon Cay, Nassau, Freeport CARNIVAL:  Tropical Storm Chantal UPDATE ROYAL CARIBBEAN:  Important Updates

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The third Tropical storm of the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season formed over the central tropical Atlantic and is racing towards the Lesser Antilles.  Watches and Warnings have now been posted for several islands as well as Puerto Rico.

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SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.5N 73.7W
ABOUT 230 MI...370 KM ESE OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
ABOUT 260 MI...415 KM S OF THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1012 MB...29.88 INCHES

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE ARE NEAR 45
MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COVER A LARGE AREA OVER THE WATERS MAINLY
SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA. 


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD STILL AFFECT HAITI AND
EASTERN CUBA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. 
 
STORM SURGE...LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF
ONSHORE FLOW ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH COAST OF HISPANIOLA.
 
RAINFALL...THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL
RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER HISPANIOLA...JAMAICA...
CENTRAL AND EASTERN CUBA...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS.  ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF HISPANIOLA.
 

Source: NHC Public Advisory

Historical Data:
 

1100 PM EDT SUN JUL 07 2013
...TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL
ATLANTIC...
...RACING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES...

800 AM AST MON JUL 08 2013
...CHANTAL MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES...

1100 PM AST MON JUL 08 2013

...CHANTAL RACING TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES...

800 AM AST TUE JUL 09 2013
...CHANTAL OBSERVED BY BARBADOS AND MARTINIQUE RADARS... 

800 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
...CHANTAL MOST LIKELY A TROPICAL WAVE...
...RECONNAISSANCE PLANE EN ROUTE TO VERIFY.. 

...CHANTAL HAS NOT DEGENERATED INTO A TROPICAL WAVE... 

 

Tropical Storm Emily Fifth in Atlantic

Tropical Storm Emily Triggers Watches & Warnings

EMILY REGENERATES

500 PM EDT SAT AUG 06 2011

...EMILY REGENERATES AS A WEAK TROPICAL DEPRESSION...EXPECTED TO
MOVE AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS AND THE U.S. COAST SUNDAY... 

UPDATE 500 PM EDT SUN AUG 07 2011

...EMILY DISSIPATES AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...THIS WILL BE THE FINAL
NHC ADVISORY...

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On Saturday, July 30th, we began tracking a potential tropical storm that had formed 900 miles from the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea.  There was a strong probability that it could become a tropical cyclone as it moved into more favorable waters.   On Monday August 1st, it became the fifth tropical storm of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season and was named EMILY.  Several governments issued tropical storm watches and warnings as the storm intensified.

After soaking Hispaniola and other nearby islands, TS Emily had become a remnant low but there was a high chance that it could regenerate into a tropical cyclone.   One week from its initial formation, Emily is once again a Tropical Depression as it now dumps heavy rains on the Bahamas.   Some cruise itineraries had been impacted and cruise lines are once again monitoring the storm for any additional changes.

Cruise Itinerary Changes

Currently, sailings for Norwegian Sky (8/5/11), Norwegian Jewel (8/6/11) and Norwegian Gem (8/7/11) will continue as scheduled. However, should weather conditions change, some of these itineraries may be modified.

EMILY IS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED BY ALL CRUISE LINES FOR IMPACT

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Several Cruise Ships had diverted from planned stops

Carnival Dream - Thursday Freeport (was sea day),
Carnival Liberty - Thursday Key West (was Grand Turk)

Carnival Miracle - Friday San Juan (was Grand Turk), Saturday St. Thomas (was Half Moon Cay), Sunday Grand Turk (was Nassau) 
 
Caribbean Princess skipped its call in San Juan. 

Royal Caribbean canceled scheduled ports calls to St. Thomas and St. Maarten for both Oasis of the Seas and Freedom of the Seas:

Oasis Changes - Monday/Tuesday at Sea, Wednesday Costa Maya, Thursday Cozumel

Freedom changes - Wednesday Grand Cayman, Thursday Cozumel , Friday begin return to Ft. Lauderdale

Disney Dream - Thursday Nassau (was sea day), Friday at sea (was Nassau)

SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.9N 78.1W
ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM WNW OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1012 MB...29.88 INCHES

THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

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

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

ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
DEPRESSION WILL BE MOVING AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS AND THE U.S. EAST
COAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36
HOURS.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...EMILY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS THROUGH
SUNDAY.  ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM TOTAL AMOUNT OF 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH EMILY.

WIND...WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVY
SQUALLS IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT.

Historical data for Tropical Storm EMILY:    Archive     Graphics Archive 

730 PM AST MON AUG 01 2011 
...NEW TROPICAL STORM FORMS...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS
ISSUED... 

500 PM EDT THU AUG 04 2011
...EMILY DEGENERATES INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...HEAVY RAINS
CONTINUE OVER HISPANIOLA... Last Public Advisory issued for Emily

Tropical Storm Resources (click links below)
TROPICAL STORM EMILY	National Hurricane Center
Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook	National Weather Service
Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion	Hurricane Preparedness
Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook (ATL)	Real-Time Hurricane Information
Active Storms	NOAA Satellites & Information
NASA: Latest Storm Images	WMO Severe Weather Information Centre
Real-time Monitoring (Atlantic)	The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
Real-time Weather Sites	Real-Time Cruise Ship Tracking