Atlantic Tropical Update – 9/10/11 at 8 AM EDT/1200 UTC
Hello to all..
Here is an update on the Atlantic Tropics:
Tropical Storm Nate continues over the Southern Bay of Campeche. Due to it being stationary and upwelling water over the area, Nate has actually weakened slightly. Nate is starting to move toward the west at 5 MPH and slow intensification is expected. A Hurricane Watch is in effect from Tampico to Veracruz Mexico with a Tropical Storm Warning from Tampico to Punta El Lagarto. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect from north of Tampico to La Cruz Mexico. At this time, current NHC prognostications is for Nate to be just below hurricane strength as it makes landfall Sunday just to the north of Veracruz Mexico. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will montior the progress of Nate today in case he intensifies more quickly and becomes a hurricane prior to landfall in Mexico.
Tropical Storm Maria remains disorganized this morning and may dissipate later today. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for St. Maartin, Saba, St. Eustatius, Antigua, Anguilla, Barbuda, Montserrat, Nevis, St Kitts, St Barthelemy, St Marteen, the US and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico including Vieques and Culebra. If Maria survives, the environment will become more favorable for strengthening as it passes the islands and moves near the Turks and Caicos islands and the Bahamas and then track more northward around 70 West longtitude per the official NHC forecast. The threat to the US East Coast looks low at this time. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to closely monitor the progress of Maria.
Hurricane Katia is racing northeastward and is a threat to shipping interests only. Katia should become post-tropical later today and remain a powerful extratropical system affecting the British Isles and Northern Europe late this weekend into early next week.
Hello to all..
Here is an update on the Atlantic Tropics:
Tropical Storm Nate continues over the Southern Bay of Campeche. Due to it being stationary and upwelling water over the area, Nate has actually weakened slightly. Nate is starting to move toward the west at 5 MPH and slow intensification is expected. A Hurricane Watch is in effect from Tampico to Veracruz Mexico with a Tropical Storm Warning from Tampico to Punta El Lagarto. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect from north of Tampico to La Cruz Mexico. At this time, current NHC prognostications is for Nate to be just below hurricane strength as it makes landfall Sunday just to the north of Veracruz Mexico. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will montior the progress of Nate today in case he intensifies more quickly and becomes a hurricane prior to landfall in Mexico.
Tropical Storm Maria remains disorganized this morning and may dissipate later today. A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for St. Maartin, Saba, St. Eustatius, Antigua, Anguilla, Barbuda, Montserrat, Nevis, St Kitts, St Barthelemy, St Marteen, the US and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico including Vieques and Culebra. If Maria survives, the environment will become more favorable for strengthening as it passes the islands and moves near the Turks and Caicos islands and the Bahamas and then track more northward around 70 West longtitude per the official NHC forecast. The threat to the US East Coast looks low at this time. The VoIP Hurricane Net Management Team will continue to closely monitor the progress of Maria.
Hurricane Katia is racing northeastward and is a threat to shipping interests only. Katia should become post-tropical later today and remain a powerful extratropical system affecting the British Isles and Northern Europe late this weekend into early next week.
The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, HPC, issued its last advisory on the remnants of Lee late Friday Afternoon. Lee was a major rain and severe weather producer for much of the past week after making landfall in Southeast Louisiana.
We are nearing the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season and updates will continue to be provided as required. Advisories on Nate, Maria and Katia and the Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook can be found on the VoIPWXNet web site under the main menu of the site under Atlantic Tropical Products. They can also be found on the National Hurricane Center web site via the following link:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
Thanks to all for their continued support of the VoIP Hurricane Net!
73,Rob-KD1CY.
Director of Operations for the VoIP Hurricane Net