Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Updating Tropical Storm Fay
Not much change in the official forecast track of Fay. Latest projects her moving onshore southof Tampa, then passing just east of Tampa-St.Petersburg before daybreak Wednesday. Then across SE Georgia Thursday not far west of Savannah. On Friday, the projected … Continue reading
4 am (CDT) Advisory on Fay
She has now turned more toward the NNW and crossing Cuba. (Scroll down for track forecast discussion) BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FAY ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062008 500 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008 …FAY CROSSING … Continue reading
Fay Close to Cuban Coast
See the last advisory below but the official track forecast from the NHC has shifted a bit more to the east. After leaving the NW Coast of Cuba it shows… * Brushing the West Coast of Florida * Near Tampa … Continue reading
Rich Warm Water in Waiting
These current sea-surface temperatures, Tropical storms and hurricanes love water this warm, especially the upper 80s. 89 Key West Harbor 88 Long Key Light 87 Pulaski Shoal Light 87 Molasses Reef 87 Fowey Rocks 87 Mid Guly Buoy 86 East … Continue reading
A Few More Tropical Notes
* Unable to obtain any hourly reports at 4 am, CDT, from Haiti. Not many stations are usually available. * We will be able to obtain spot reports from Cuba, the Bahamas, and of course Florida down the road. LATEST … Continue reading
Latest on Fay at 4 am (CDT)
BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FAY ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062008 500 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008 …FAY WILL CROSS HAITI AND EMERGE OVER WATER LATER TODAY… AT 5 AM EDT…0900 UTC…THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR … Continue reading
Alabama at 3:30 am
It is very, very early on this Saturday morning but some showers (and some thunderstorms) were still in progress mainly over the South Central part of the state. The more widespread showers–along with a few thunderstorms–extended from Sumter and Choctaw … Continue reading
7 pm CDT Fay Advisory
FIRST–A QUICK NOTE ABOUT TROPICAL WAVE NO. 2 It is generally following westward like Fay but it has become more disorganized 650 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. NHC reports tonight that conditions are becoming more unfriendly for development. So, … Continue reading
Alabama at 6:30 pm
Those showers over NW Alabama increased in number but most of them are light to moderate. By far the heaviest one was along the Franklin-Lawrence County border moving east toward Moulton. The shower that was moving east along U.S. 278 … Continue reading
Showers Enter NW Alabama
Late this afternoon some showers entered NW Alabama. At 5:45, they were mainly over Lauderdale, Colbert and Franklin in Extreme NW Alabama. There was also a shower along the Winston-Cullman County line NW of Cullman. And, an individual shower near … Continue reading
