CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIA PASSING WSW OF SAN JUAN

‘DESIGNER’ HURRICANE MARIA BISECTING PUERTO RICO

POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE  9:00 AM AST Wed Sep 20
Max sustained winds: 145 mph [~235 km/h, Cat. 4B hurricane on FEWW New Hurricane Scale]
Location: 18.3°N, 66.3°W
Moving: NW at 13 mph
Min pressure: 927 mb

Interesting Cloud Formations: The Hurricane Maker!

 

Storm Extravaganza

Hurricane Season Could Get Busier Still

L-R:  HURRICANE EARL, Tropical Storm FIONA, T.S. DANIELLE, Invest Area 98L, T.S. LIONROCK, T.S. NAMTHEUN, Typhoon KOMPASU. Click image to enlarge.

Hurricane EARL

HURRICANE EARL – IR (NHC Enhancement) Satellite Image. Source: CIMSS. Click image to enlarge.

Hurricane EARL: Summary of status at 11:10UTC on August 31, 2010 [Estimated by Fire-Earth]

• Location: Near 20.8N 67.1W
• Position: About 205 km (110NM) NNW of San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Max Sustained Winds: 225 km/hr
• Wind Gusts: 270 km/hr
• Movement: WNW (290 degrees) at 20 km/hr
• Max Wave Heights: 4.1m (12 feet)
• Sources: JTWC and others

EARL is at category 4A strength on the  FEWW New Hurricane Scale.

Related Links:

• The Storm Trio
• FEWW New Hurricane Scale

System 94L and Tropical Storm Blas – GOES-13 Image

The War of the Storms May Have Begun

Tropical storm Blas and System 94L via GOES 13

GOES East 1 km Infrared Weather Satellite Image

Tropical storm Blas is seen in the lower LHC, and System 94L in the lower RHC. Source: NASA.

Near Real-Time Image by GOES 13

• Additional channels:   Infrared Water Vapor

Visible Image centered at  16.79° N, 66.17° W (about 180 km south of San Juan, Puerto Rico).

Tropical Storm Celia (04E)

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Celia has just been formed  in the Pacific off the southern coast of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane with the next 24 hours.

Location: Near 12.4N 98.0W AT 21:00UTC on June 19, 2010

Related Links:

• Tropical Storm Blas Roves in Eastern Pacific