Fwd: TROPICAL UPDATE
Evans Mitchell
From: "William D. Abernathy" <billyab...@polkfl.com>
Date: Aug 22, 2012 11:25 AM
Subject: TROPICAL UPDATE
To: "William D. Abernathy" <billyab...@polkfl.com>
TS ISAAC - THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.9 NORTH LONGITUDE 59.3 WEST. ISAAC IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 21 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF ISAAC SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS EVENING PASS NEAR OR SOUTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO ON THURSDAY AND APPROACH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND ISAAC COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY THURSDAY OR THURSDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB. TS ISAAC IS IDENTIFIED IN THE ATTACHED IMAGERY WITH A YELLOW CIRCLE.
TD 10 - THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.4 NORTH LONGITUDE 36.3 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB. TD 10 IS IDENTIFIED IN THE ATTACHED IMAGERY WITH A WHITE CIRCLE.
Billy Abernathy FPEM
Polk County Emergency Management FR05
EOC Coordinator
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Winter Haven, 33880
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