Meet Bill and Ana, 2009 First Named Storms
Posted by feww on August 16, 2009
2009 Tropical Storm Season Off to Busy Start
The red shaded area covering about a half of Florida panhandle is small area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico centered about 130km SW of Tampa, which according to the NWS TPC/National Hurricane Center is becoming better organized with the possibility of developing a “closed surface circulation” with a more than 50 percent probability of developing into a Tropical Cyclone later today.
Area of low pressure, Gulf of Mexico, IR image. Click on the image to enlarge and update.
“THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD OR NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH TODAY. INTERESTS ALONG THE GULF
COAST OF FLORIDA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.” NHC said.
Meanwhile, back in the ocean, Ana and Bill are moving west across the Atlantic Ocean
TS ANA: Click on the image to enlarge and update.
TS ANA: Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Track Forecast Cone
Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Track Forecast Cone. Click on the image to enlarge and update.
Tropical Storm Force Wind Speed Probabilities – 120 Hours. Click on the image to enlarge and update.
TS BILL: Click on the image to enlarge and update.
TS BILL: Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Track Forecast Cone
Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Track Forecast Cone. Click on the image to enlarge and update.
Tropical Storm Force Wind Speed Probabilities – 120 Hours. Click on the image to enlarge and update.
FEWW Forecast: Florida, the north and NE Gulf areas may be in for an extremely wet season in 2009.
Fire Earth 
feww said
Hurricane BILL Public Advisory
BILL STRENGTHENS TO A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE
11:00 PM AST Mon Aug 17 (03:00 UTC Tuesday 18 Aug)
Location: 15.0°N 48.3°W
Max sustained: 100 mph
Moving: WNW at 17 mph
Min pressure: 967 mb
Tropical Depression ANA Public Advisory
-CIRCULATION OF ANA HAS DISSIPATED-
AT 5 PM AST (2100 UTC) ALL TROPICAL STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.
Summary:
5:00 PM AST (2100 UTC) Mon Aug 17
Location: 17.5°N 68.0°W
Max sustained: 35 mph
Moving: WNW at 24 mph
Min pressure: 1011 mb
feww said
Tropical Depression CLAUDETTE Public Advisory
…CLAUDETTE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION…MOVING OVER SOUTHERN ALABAMA…
000
WTNT34 KNHC 171133
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION CLAUDETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042009
700 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009
…CLAUDETTE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION…MOVING OVER SOUTHERN
ALABAMA…
AT 700 AM CDT…1200 UTC…ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES…INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE.
AT 700 AM CDT…1200 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH…LONGITUDE 87.2
WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES…25 KM…NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BREWTON ALABAMA
AND ABOUT 85 MILES…135 KM…SOUTHWEST OF MONTGOMERY ALABAMA.
CLAUDETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH…19 KM/HR. A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. ON THIS
TRACK…THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA TODAY AND INTO NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT.
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR DATA INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH…55 KM/HR…WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TODAY AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES FARTHER INLAND.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB…29.85 INCHES.
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES…WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE…
THE BIG BEND REGION OF FLORIDA…AND SOUTHERN TO CENTRAL ALABAMA.
HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS ALONG THE COAST
OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE SHOULD SUBSIDE TODAY.
…SUMMARY OF 700 AM CDT INFORMATION…
LOCATION…31.3N 87.2W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1011 MB
THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY ISSUED ON CLAUDETTE BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER. FUTURE INFORMATION ON CLAUDETTE CAN BE FOUND IN
PUBLIC ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION
CENTER…UNDER AWIPS HEADER TCPAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT34 KWNH…
BEGINNING AT 1000 AM CDT.
$$
FORECASTER BRENNAN/ROBERTS
feww said
…BILL NOW A HURRICANE…THE FIRST OF THE 2009 ATLANTIC SEASON…
Hurricane BILL Public Advisory
WTNT33 KNHC 170854
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE BILL ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032009
500 AM AST MON AUG 17 2009
…BILL NOW A HURRICANE…THE FIRST OF THE 2009 ATLANTIC SEASON…
AT 500 AM AST…0900 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BILL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH…LONGITUDE 44.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1160 MILES
…1870 KM…EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
BILL IS MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MPH…35
KM/HR…AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH…120 KM/HR.
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO…AND BILL
COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES…45 KM…FROM
THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145
MILES…230 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB…29.15 INCHES.
…SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST INFORMATION…
LOCATION…13.8N 44.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…75 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 22 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…987 MB
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 AM AST.
$$
FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/BROWN
feww said
Tropical Depression ANA Public Advisory
WTNT32 KNHC 171143
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 21A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022009
800 AM AST MON AUG 17 2009
…ANA MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN…COULD DISSIPATE
TODAY…
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO…THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS…THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS…ST. KITTS…NEVIS…
ANGUILLA…ST. MAARTEN…ST. MARTIN…SABA…ST. EUSTATIUS…
GUADELOUPE…ST. BARTHELEMY…AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM CABO
ENGANO WESTWARD TO CABO BEATA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA…
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES…INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
AT 800 AM AST…1200 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANA WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH… LONGITUDE 64.8 WEST OR ABOUT
70 MILES…115 KM…SOUTH OF ST. CROIX.
ANA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 28 MPH…45 KM/HR…AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK…ANA IS FORECAST TO
REACH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LATER TODAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH…55 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. HOWEVER…ANA COULD DEGENERATE INTO A TROPICAL WAVE LATER
TODAY.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB…29.77 INCHES.
ANA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER
THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS…PUERTO RICO…THE U.S. AND BRITISH
VIRGIN ISLANDS…AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
…SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST INFORMATION…
LOCATION…16.7N 64.8W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 28 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1008 MB
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 AM AST.
$$
FORECASTER FRANKLIN/CANGIALOSI