Do you know your Greek alphabet?

[WxMurray 0]

000

WTNT35 KNHC 222102

TCPAT5

BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM ALPHA ADVISORY NUMBER  2

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

5 PM EDT SAT OCT 22 2005

 

...ALPHA BECOMES THE TWENTY-SECOND NAMED STORM OF THE SEASON AND

BREAKS THE ALL-TIME RECORD FOR THE MOST ACTIVE SEASON ON RECORD...

 

AT 5 PM EDT...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS ISSUED A

TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE NORTHERN COAST. A TROPICAL

STORM WARNING IS NOW IF EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE COASTLINE OF THE

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

 

AT 5 PM EDT...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS UPGRADED THE

TROPICAL STORM WATCH TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE

SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS.

 

A TROPICAL STROM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE COASTLINE

OF HAITI.

 

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

 

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALPHA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 17.0 NORTH... LONGITUDE  68.9 WEST OR ABOUT  210

MILES... 335 KM... WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO AND ABOUT

125 MILES... 200 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SANTO DOMINGO IN THE

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

 

ALPHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH ...24 KM/HR...AND

THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND SHOULD

BRING THE CENTER OF ALPHA TO THE COAST OF HISPANIOLA LATE TONIGHT

OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CENTER OF THE

TROPICAL STORM REACHES THE SOUTHERN COAST OF HISPANIOLA. 

 

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES... 75 KM

FROM THE CENTER.

 

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

 

THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 4

TO 8 INCHES OVER MUCH OF HISPANIOLA...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED

MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE

LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

 

REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...17.0 N... 68.9 W.  MOVEMENT

...STATIONARY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL

PRESSURE... 1005 MB.

 

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM

EDT.

 

FORECASTER MAINELLI/KNABB

Wow. This is simply amazing. Not to sound sadistic or anything, but I want one of the Greek letters to get retired.

 

It's just simply amazing what we have seen this hurricane season.

[WesleyMustDie 0]

For the love of all things holy! How many of these storms are we going to see this year???

[eagle 0]

BETA....not that i desire it....but the season is far from over... B) :)

[STSF Precip 0]

At 5 PM EST October 22 the Tropics Officially went Greek with the Arrival of Tropical Storm Alpha.

 

ALpha, the 22nd Named storm of the year makes the 2005 Hurricane Season the Most Active on Record.

 

This storm is not going to affect the US...but probably will cause torrential flooding/mudslides in the mountainous interior of Hispanola.

 

From a weather enthusiasts standpoint I am quite amazed the Greek Alphabet has been reached. Hopefully this will be the last Hurricane Season for a very long time to reach the Greek Alphabet.

 

STSF Precip

[Grom 0]

Topics merged.

[WxMurray 0]

And now onto Tropical Storm Beta. Quite a year. :)

[WesleyMustDie 0]

O...M...G... :)

[eagle 0]

yeppurs...too bad i was really not hoping for BETA to join the cane club :)

[WxMurray 0]

Just when you think it's over...

 

BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER  1...CORRECTED

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

11 AM AST TUE NOV 29 2005

 

CORRECTED 28TH TO 26TH NAMED STORM

 

...TROPICAL STORM EPSILON...THE 26TH NAMED STORM OF THE 2005

  ATLANTIC SEASON...FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN...

 

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EPSILON WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 50.4 WEST OR ABOUT

845 MILES...1360 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 1395 MILES...2245

KM... WEST OF THE AZORES ISLANDS.

 

EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR  8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND THIS

GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

 

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM

FROM THE CENTER... ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE CENTER.

 

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  993 MB...29.32 INCHES.

 

REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...31.6 N... 50.4 W.  MOVEMENT

TOWARD...WEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 993 MB.

 

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER

AT 5 PM AST.

 

FORECASTER STEWART

 

For those of you that have missed it, we have gone through Gamma and Delta (Delta over Thanksgiving), and here is Epsilon. Tomorrow is the last day of hurricane season, but good luck trying to explain that to the hurricanes. :lol:

[DaryusZaphodDracal 0]

This is insane. 2005 will go on record as the busiest hurricane season in history. (21 storms in 1936 topped the record books till now) And, they're predicting that next year will be just as bad or worse. If tropical storm Zeta brews up in the next week or so, I'm moving underground. :lol:

 

Zaphod,

"I purr, therefore I am."

[WxMurray 0]

This is insane. 2005 will go on record as the busiest hurricane season in history. (21 storms in 1936 topped the record books till now) And, they're predicting that next year will be just as bad or worse. If tropical storm Zeta brews up in the next week or so, I'm moving underground. :lol:

 

Zaphod,

"I purr, therefore I am."

Actually, that was before radar and satellite imagery, so it is likely that there were more storms in '36 than is recorded, storms that just kinda spun around in the ocean.

[Joe Giliberti 0]

I hope that up north sees similar snowstorms this winter

[Atragon9 0]

Actually, that was before radar and satellite imagery, so it is likely that there were more storms in '36 than is recorded, storms that just kinda spun around in the ocean.

All these words they use to identify them are so... 20th Century. I think it's time to go Hexidecimal! This would be storm 1F, much less scary-sounding, eh?

 

 

[Joe Giliberti 0]

Storms should sound scary. They should have Tropical Storm Anthrax and Hurricane Frankenstein

[WxMurray 0]

I hope that up north sees similar snowstorms this winter

That would be so awesome! at least up here in the northeast where I am. :lol:

Edited November 30, 2005 by WxMurray

[Joe Giliberti 0]

That would be so awesome! at least up here in the northeast where I am. :lol:

Yeah, where I am, New Jersey, got whalloped last year. I'm hearing reports of a harsh winter. I can't wait

[Elgor 0]

u know i wouldn't be surprised if we went all the way to Omega the real end of the greek alphabet

[eagle 0]

I'm dreaming of a white christmas...looks like that may well be a reality... :lol:

[Cptn Corizon 0]

::points:: I have 2 inches of snow...

 

 

 

...I hate winter...

[Nemesis 0]

It's December, and we have hardly dropped below the freezing point... Man, everyone else has gotten snow but us :lol:

[WxMurray 0]

::points:: I have 2 inches of snow...

 

 

 

...I hate winter...

::pats Dakkie's on the head patronizingly:: That's alright, there's more where that came from. B)

 

Trust me. I just did a really difficult forecast. :lol:

[Nemesis 0]

::pats Dakkie's on the head patronizingly:: That's alright, there's more where that came from.  B)

 

Trust me.  I just did a really difficult forecast.  :lol:

any in Nova Scotia?

[Elgor 0]

Hey you guys saying it's barely dipped below freezing at least it did where you are! In southern Texas the lowest we got was 46F. Then again that was lower then we've gotten in a while but hey we're lucky to go near the freezing point!

[WxMurray 0]

any in Nova Scotia?

I wouldn't know. I only did PA, and I don't know where to find models for Canada. :lol:

[Joe Mathews 0]

~comes out from hiding place and reads Murrys sig~ Jesus howm many more this year: