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The NHC has begun issuing advisories for Tropical Storm Beryl, formerly known as Tropical Depression 2.

Advisory Archive

From the NHC:

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 18 2006

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…

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CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS BETWEEN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BERMUDA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA. SURFACE PRESSURES REMAIN HIGH IN THE AREA AND TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED AS THE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH.

A TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC… JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY… AND TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS UNLIKELY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH.

Images:
GOES-East Central Atlantic
GOES-East Atlantic Sector (incl. TD2)
Meteosat-8 East Atlantic

The NHC began issuing advisories for TD Two at 11:00ET today.

Advisory link

Trop. Depression Two Images

From the NHC:

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EDT WED JUL 12 2006

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…

A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. WHILE THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY IS CURRENTLY MINIMAL…IT COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SURFACE PRESSURES REMAIN HIGH IN THE AREA…AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME LESS FAVORABLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THEREFORE…DEVELOPMENT…IF ANY…SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH.

DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SOUTHWARD TO CENTRAL AND WESTERN CUBA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH. PRESSURES ARE ALSO HIGH IN THIS AREA…AND DEVELOPMENT…IF ANY…SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.

From the NHC:

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT TUE JUL 11 2006

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 425 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON…BUT ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR DUE TO UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS.

ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

Images:
GOES-East Central Atlantic - IR channel 2 | IR channel 4

From the NHC:

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EDT SUN JUL 9 2006

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…

CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT A LITTLE MORE THAN 1000 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD HAVE BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. HOWEVER…THIS SYSTEM IS HEADING TOWARD UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS AND ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT…IF ANY…WILL BE SLOW TO OCCUR.

DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN HISPANIOLA AND BERMUDA ARE PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW. TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.

Images:
Meteosat-8 East Atlantic
GOES-East Storm Floater

First, I have put up my favorite photos of Discovery, both from the mission in 2005 and the current mission.

Second, photos and video by NASA can be found on their site.

• Archive - includes some images from the last flight
• Space Shuttle Main page
• Multimedia page - includes videos
• Video Archive - includes other flights
• NASA Human Flight Gallery - great place to start
• Shuttle Gallery - includes images from all fights
• Space Station Gallery - images and video of the ISS
• Guidelines for use of NASA imagery - pdf file | html page
• If you want to get lost in images and data, check out the Earth Observatory site.

Third, some news from ARRL:

Five Radio Amateurs Now Aboard the Space Station

NEWINGTON, CT, Jul 7, 2006–Five astronaut-hams now are aboard the International Space Station, and one of them — European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter, DF4TR — has officially joined the Expedition 13 crew for the remainder of its duty tour and for about half of Expedition 14’s tour — six months in all, according to NASA. His arrival marks the first time since May 2003 that the ISS has had a three-member crew. Reiter and six other astronauts — two of them also hams — arrived July 6 aboard shuttle Discovery. The shuttle docked to the ISS July 6 at 1452 UTC.

There to greet the newcomers when they came aboard the ISS July 6 at 1630 UTC were Expedition 13 Commander Pavel Vinogradov, RV3BS, and Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ.

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The STS-121 crew includes Commander Steven Lindsey; Pilot Mark Kelly; mission specialists Stephanie Wilson, KD5DZE, Lisa Nowak, KC5ZTB; Michael Fossum and Piers Sellers.

full article

From the NHC:

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NOT FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT…THESE WINDS COULD BECOME SOMEWHAT MORE FAVORABLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO WHILE THE SURFACE TROUGH LINGERS IN THE WESTERN GULF. PLEASE CONSULT STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE…AS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE LIKELY OVER NORTHEASTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

Images:
GOES-East Storm Floater - IR
GOES-East Gulf Coast Sector - Visible