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.
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
From NHC:
SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
730 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006
SATELLITE AND RADAR INFORMATION INDICATE THAT A SMALL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COULD BE FORMING ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT ANY TIME AS IT MOVES NORTH TO NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISANCE AIRCRAFT WILL INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM LATER THIS MORNING TO DETERMINE IF A CLOSED CIRCULATION EXISTS AT THE SURFACE.
RESIDENTS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM TODAY AS TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS COULD BE REQUIRED WITH LITTLE NOTICE. EVEN IF THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT FORM INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE… SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIED BY LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD ONSHORE THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT.
Images:
GOES-East Storm Floater - Visible
GOES-East Storm Floater - IR
GOES-East East Coast Sector
From NHC:
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…
(snipped Tropical Disturbance statement)
A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED ABOUT 550 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM…IF ANY… IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS THE WAVE CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE
LESSER ANTILLES ON WEDNESDAY.
Image:
GOES-East Storm Floater 2
From the NHC:
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF FLORIDA…GEORGIA…AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A BROAD AND DIFFUSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENT…IT IS STILL EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAINS AND OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS NORTHWARD INTO THE CAROLINAS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA… PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NWS FORECAST OFFICE.
A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED ABOUT 850 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS. SHOWER ACTIVITY WITH THIS SYSTEM REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED AND DEVELOPMENT…IF ANY…IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS THE WAVE CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH.
ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
Images:
Tropical Wave in Atlantic
Weather System inland
From NHC:
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT JUN 24 2006
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS CENTERED JUST NORTHEAST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY ARE POORLY ORGANIZED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER…THIS SYSTEM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 MPH. THE AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT SCHEDULED FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELED. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM ON SUNDAY…IF NECESSARY.
SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A NON-TROPICAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 900 MILES EAST OF BERMUDA. SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ABOUT 10 MPH.
ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.
Images:
GOES-East Atlantic Sector
GOES-East Storm Floater
GOES-East North Atlantic (the system east of Bermuda)
For cool animated image of the North Atlantic, visit the NOAA Satellite Services Division’s site for the Atlantic and Caribbean Tropical Satellite Imagery.
Visible Loop
Colored Infrared Loop
From NHC:
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT FRI JUN 23 2006
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…
SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 200 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED THIS MORNING. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS HAVE BECOME SOMEWHAT MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT…AND A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM ON SATURDAY…IF NECESSARY.
ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.
Images:
GOES-East Atlantic Sector
GOES Storm Floater Visible
GOES Storm Floater IR (color)
