From the NHC:
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EDT MON AUG 7 2006
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…
A WELL-DEFINED AREA OF LOW-PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 1150 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. ALTHOUGH OVERALL ORGANIZATION HAS CHANGED LITTLE THIS EVENING…ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO POSSIBLY FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
A NON-TROPICAL LOW IS LOCATED ABOUT 725 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM REMAINS DISORGANIZED AND DEVELOPMENT…IF ANY…IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR.
A TROPICAL WAVE INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW IS PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER HISPANIOLA…THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS…AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE UNFAVORABLE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
Images:
Meteosat-8 Full Disk IR
GOES-East Western Atlantic - IR
GOES-East Central Atlantic - IR
There are three storms in the west Pacific.
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Typhoon Saomai (18.8N, 138.1E) has winds of 75 knots; Tropical Storm Bopha (22.9N, 128.2E) has winds of 65 knots; and Tropical Storm Maria (30.4N, 137.9E) has weinds of 60 knots.
Image from Operational Significant Event Imagery (OSEI).
OSEI’s Atlantic Tropical archive
From the NHC:
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EDT SUN AUG 6 2006
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…
SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED THIS EVENING WITH THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 1500 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS. THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPROVE IN ORGANIZATION AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
Images:
Meteosat-8 - East Atlantic IR | Full Disk IR
From the NHC:
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 5 2006
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHRIS ARE LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF CAMAGUEY CUBA. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS LIMITED AND THE SYSTEM SHOWS NO SIGNS OF REGENERATION. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD DURING THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED SOUTHWESTWARD FROM THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING IS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. SURFACE PRESSURE ARE HIGH IN THE AREA AND DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
A BROAD AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER IS LOCATED ABOUT 590 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD.
Images:
GOES-East Storm Floater - Visible (TDChris)
GOES-East Gulf/Atlantic Tropical Sector - Visible (TDChris)
GOES-East Gulf Hurricane Sector - Visible | IR
Meteosat-8 East Atlantic - Visible
The NHC began issuing advisories concerning Tropical Depression 3 late last night.
A few hours later, TD3 became TS Chris.
The most recent public advisories can be found at the NHC site.
Here is part of the latest one:
TROPICAL STORM CHRIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032006
800 AM AST TUE AUG 01 2006
…CHRIS HEADED TOWARD THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS…
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CHRIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH…15 KM/HR…AND THIS GENERAL HEADING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…CHRIS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER OR NEAR THE NORTHERNMOST LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH…65 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE TROPICAL STORM THIS AFTERNOON TO PROVIDE A MORE ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF THE STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF CHRIS.
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Images:
TS Chris Album
