Atlantic Gets Depressed: Three Storms In A Row
Pastor Dale Morgan
Atlantic Gets Depressed: Three Storms In A Row*
As Atlantic Hurricane season approaches its peak, which is
mid-September, forecasters are watching three storms in the Atlantic
Ocean. Credit: NOAA/NASA GOES Project
by Staff Writers
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 13, 2006
Hurricane Florence, Tropical Storm Gordon, and the newly formed Tropical
Depression #8 can be seen in this satellite image from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite (GOES). This satellite image was captured on
Tues. Sept. 12 at 7:04 a.m. EDT. This data was processed by NASA's GOES
Project at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
Gordon to Become a Hurricane
At 5:00 a.m. EDT the center of Tropical Storm Gordon was located near
latitude 22.6 north, longitude 58.3 west or about 445 miles
north-northeast of the Leeward Islands. Gordon is moving toward the
northwest near 8 mph and a turn to the north-northwest is expected
during the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph with
higher gusts. Gordon is expected to become a hurricane during the next
day or so.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 millibars. By Friday, Sept.
15, Gordon will be a hurricane and is expected to be far east enough of
Bermuda to not bring rain and winds to the island, but would likely
bring heavy surf.
Florence Heading into the North Atlantic
Hurricane Florence has left Bermuda behind, and left its mark, as she
heads into the waters of the North Atlantic. At 5:00 a.m. EDT, Florence
was in the Altantic, parallel to northern New Jersey, and kicking up
dangerous surf conditions along the Atlantic coast of the Bahamas, the
U.S. and Canada. She is expected to bring rains to Ireland by the weekend.
At 5:00 a.m. EDT on Tues. Sept. 12, the National Hurricane Center places
the center of Hurricane Florence near latitude 37.2 north and longitude
62.4 west or about 365 miles north-northeast of Bermuda and about 810
miles southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland. Florence is moving toward
the northeast near 20 mph. Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph with
higher gusts. Florence is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Scale. Little change in intensity is forecast during the next 24 hours.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 980 millibars.
Florence's Wake in Bermuda
Hurricane Florence hit Bermuda Mon. Sept. 11, ripping up several roofs
and cutting power. No injuries were reported to authorities however.
According to Bermuda's electric company, at least 18,000 homes and
businesses were without power Monday evening. One Bermuda observing
station recorded a gust of 111 mph.
Tropical Depression #8 Forms in the Far Eastern Atlantic
Ship reports and satellite images indicated tropical depression #8
formed from the tropical wave that moved off the west coast of Africa
yesterday. At 11:00 a.m. EDT the center of tropical depression eight was
located near latitude 12.5 north and longitude 23.0 west or about 185
miles south-southeast of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 millibars. The depression is
moving toward the west near 18 mph. Maximum sustained winds are near 30
mph and some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours. That
means that the depression could become Tropical Storm Helene within the
next day or so. Caption credit: Rob Gutro -- Goddard Space Flight Center