Update: 02:16PM (1816z) - We have landfall!

DOLLY…A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE
SCALE MADE LANDFALL ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AT 23/1800 UTC. ITS
POSITION WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.3 NORTH…LONGITUDE 97.2
WEST…ABOUT 35 MILES…60 KM…NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
OR 40 MILES…65 KM…EAST-SOUTHEAST OF RAYMONDVILLE. BEFORE THE
LANDFALL…THE MINIMUM PRESSURE DROPPED TO 964 MB. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT.

 

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATWDAT+shtml/231808.shtml?text

Updated: 08:22AM -

Since the beginning of July, the tropics have been working hard, and they aren’t slowing down now.

Tropical Storm Cristobal is still hanging in there as he heads toward the North Atlantic at 35mph - 44N 59W.

Hurricane Dolly will be heading on shore in southeastern Texas / northeastern Mexico later this morning, her bands are already reaching out and touching them. In the 2:00AM CDT update, Dolly’s center was estimated to be at 25.4N 96.3W.

Can I just say - Uncle Stuart and Aunt Jeanne - ya’ll better have headed to Houston already! Be safe!

 

http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/TC.html

 

And while you go and check out Dolly, why not take a look at 97L Invest - and what is behind it coming off of Africa.

I’d say the NHC will be hopping for awhile! :)

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Good Morning!

We have our first Atlantic Hurricane of the season, and her name is Bertha.

WTNT32 KNHC 070845
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
HURRICANE BERTHA ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022008
500 AM AST MON JUL 07 2008

…BERTHA BECOMES THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE 2008 ATLANTIC SEASON…

AT 500 AM AST…0900Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BERTHA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 NORTH…LONGITUDE 50.2 WEST OR ABOUT 845 MILES…
1365 KM…EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.

BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH…28 KM/HR.
A CONTINUED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS…AS
BERTHA REMAINS OVER THE WATERS OF THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC.
IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF BERTHA WILL EVENTUALLY AFFECT
ANY LAND AREAS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 75 MPH…120
KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES…35 KM…FROM
THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES…185 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB…29.15 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 500 AM AST POSITION…19.3 N…50.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD…WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…75
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…987 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 AM AST.

$$
FORECASTER KNABB

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Found original link through Dew’s site, and decided to check it out - lookin’ more organized to me.

What do you think, eh?

 

Navy/NRL Tropical Cyclone Page

 

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