The Third Tropical Storm in Just Over a Day forms Off the Coast of Florida
After a slow start to the six-month Atlantic hurricane season, CLAUDETTE, the third Atlantic tropical storm of the year formed just over a day after TS Ana and Bill, on Sunday.
TS CLAUDETTE, according to the US National Hurricane Center Intermediate Advisory 4A, as of 8:00 PM EDT was located at 29.7N 85.9W with Max. sustained winds of 80km/h (50 MPH) moving northwest (310 degrees) at a cruising speed of about 19km/h (12 MPH) with a minimum central pressure of 1008MB.
TS force winds radiate outward up to about 110km from the center. Claudette is expected to dump up to 15cm of rain across Florida Panhandle, the big Bend region of Florida, Central and S. Alabama, and extreme SW Georgia, the NHC advisory said, with the storm tide rising to a maximum of 150cm.
How Ana and Bill are doing
Tropical Storm Ana collapsed into a tropical depression on Sunday, and could still be downgraded further and disappear altogether very soon
Bill is the guy to watch for. Some forecasts expect Bill to grow into a Category 3 hurricane [cat 3 and stronger hurricanes are designated as a major categories,] with winds of more than 180 km/h in the next 3 to 4 days.
The Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operations are unaffected for now, however, they could be pummeled later in the season.
Meanwhile, hurricane Guillermo is about to cross into central Pacific.
Claudette satellite image – rainbow enhancement curve – still frame as dated. To enlarge and update click on the image.
Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Track Forecast Cone
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