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Hurricane and Tropical Storm Tracking 2008
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Latest Files : Watching Tropical Storm Bertha
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Click on the links. To go to the first news report click on '1st Report'
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All data provided by the National Hurricane Center.
The 2008 Hurricane Season
Opening Season Preamble (21st April, 2008)
I've been looking at the Intellicast west Atlantic map recently to try and
spot any signs of tropical activity, but, as yet, there is no sign of
anything. The tropics around the west African coast do not look favourable
for the time being due to a high pressure system in the mid Atlantic that is
allowing a more westerly airstream to it's south.
Last year we had an early sub-tropical storm that formed off the east coast
of Florida on the 9th of May - sub-tropical storm Andrea - so that's what
we'll be looking for again this season. As usual, we will do our best to
track all the active storms in the 2008 hurricane season, so keep checking
this page regularly. Hurricane Arthur or Tropical Storm Arthur will be the
first of the season when it appears, and we will be ready to track it.
Here's hoping the season will not be too active, despite the pundits forecasting
a very active year.
Here's the list of 2008 contenders.
Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gustav, Hanna, Ike, Josephine,
Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paloma, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky, Wilfred
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2008 Hurricane and Tropical Storm News
NOTE: Latest news is always at the top, earlier news below.
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STATUS: Watching Tropical Storm Bertha in the open Atlantic.
4th July, 2008 1100edt News
Tropical Storm Bertha is still tracking through the open Atlantic with no sign of endangering land. While this situation remains the same, no more tracking reports will be generated. You will still find the NHC maps on the Bertha maps page. Should Bertha take a turn towards land later in it's track, tracking reports will be recommenced.
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STATUS: Watching Tropical Storm Bertha in the open Atlantic.
3rd July, 2008 1700edt News
Bertha made its first appearance off the west Africa coast a couple of
days ago and has now developed into a tropical storm. We will watch this
storm only, since the NHC do not have it going near land anytime in the
near future.
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR.
A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
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STATUS: Watching Tropical Depression Arthur over the Yucatan.
1st June, 2008 1000cdt News Update
This is the final tracking report for Tropical Storm Arthur.
...ARTHUR WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS CONTINUES...
AT 10 AM CDT...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENTS OF BELIZE AND MEXICO HAVE DISCONTINUED ALL WARNINGS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 1000 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ARTHUR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.7 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES...200 KM...SOUTH OF CAMPECHE MEXICO.
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK...ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN INLAND OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND ARTHUR COULD DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW LATER TODAY.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
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STATUS: Watching Tropical Storm Arthur over the Yucatan.
1st June, 2008 0400cdt News Update
...DISORGANIZED ARTHUR STILL PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF BELIZE AND FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CABO CATOCHE MEXICO SOUTHWARD TO THE MEXICO/BELIZE BORDER.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 400 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES...185 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAMPECHE MEXICO.
ARTHUR IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF ARTHUR WOULD REMAIN OVER LAND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER IN THE GULF OF HONDURAS. ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION LATER TODAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM EAST OF THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
STATUS: Watching Tropical Storm Arthur over the Yucatan.
31st May, 2008 2200cdt News Update
...CENTER OF ARTHUR CROSSING THE SOUTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA... ...WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF BELIZE AND FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CABO CATOCHE MEXICO SOUTHWARD TO THE BORDER WITH BELIZE.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WAS CENTERED INLAND OVER THE SOUTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.5 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES...125 KM...WEST OF CHETUMAL MEXICO AND ABOUT 120 MILES...195 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAMPECHE MEXICO.
ARTHUR IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF ARTHUR WILL CROSS THE SOUTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA OVERNIGHT AND WILL BE NEAR THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE COAST OF MEXICO ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING...BUT IT COULD LATER REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ON SUNDAY OR MONDAY IF IT EMERGES OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE.
STATUS: Watching Tropical Storm Arthur over the Yucatan.
31st May, 2008 1600cdt News Update
...ARTHUR MOVING SLOWLY OVER YUCATAN...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF BELIZE AND FOR THE COAST OF YUCATAN FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD TO THE BORDER WITH BELIZE.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.9 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES...125 KM...NORTHWEST OF BELIZE CITY AND ABOUT 195 MILES...315 KM...SOUTHWEST OF COZUMEL MEXICO.
ARTHUR IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR... AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED TOMORROW. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF ARTHUR COULD EMERGE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY OVER WATER EAST OF THE CENTER. ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION TONIGHT...BUT IT COULD THEN REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH IF IT EMERGES OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE.
STATUS: Watching Tropical Storm Arthur over the Yucatan.
31st May, 2008 1300edt News
Tropical Storm Arthur is the first storm of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
It quickly formed out of the remnants of Pacific Storm Alma near Belize and
is already moving over land.
AT 100 PM EDT...1700Z...THE CENTER OF NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM
ARTHUR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST
OR ABOUT 45 MILES... 75 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BELIZE CITY AND
ABOUT 195 MILES ...315 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF COZUMEL MEXICO.
ARTHUR IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. ON
THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION WILL BE MOVING OVER YUCATAN
TODAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE OCCURRING PRIMARILY OVER WATER WELL TO THE
NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE CENTER. ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
TODAY AS IT MOVES FARTHER INLAND OVER YUCATAN.
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The Navymil watch developing tropical systems, and perform reconnaisance on them.
This development cycle goes through two initial stages - the investigation cycle
followed by the reporting cycle.
In the investigation cycle, systems are given a codename beginning at 90,
then progessing through 91, 92 etc. for subsequent systems. The L suffix
indicates an Atlantic system, the .Invest indicates an investigation.
When they get to 99 they start back at the beginning.
During the reporting cycle, when the system has been deemed to have reached
tropical depression status, codes 00 to 09 are used with a character-based
name suffix.
Once the system has become a tropical depression the National Hurricane
Center begins reporting it, and they produce their first forecast and map.
The NHC notation for the depression is to use the name 'Tropical Depression '
followed by an uppercase, character-based value. The first depression of
the season becomes ONE. By the sixth depression they are using the notation
'Tropical Depression SIX'.
Tropical System codenames used by the Navymil with their NHC equivalents
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90L.Invest |
91L.Invest |
92L.Invest |
93L.Invest |
94L.Invest |
95L.Invest |
96L.Invest |
97L.Invest |
98L.Invest |
99L.Invest |
| NavyMil Depression |
00L.Zero |
01L.One |
02L.Two |
03L.Three |
04L.Four |
05L.Five |
06L.Six |
07L.Seven |
08L.Eight |
09L.Nine |
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The NHC would use the following : Tropical Depression ONE, Tropical Depression TWO etc...
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