Author Archives: Scott Brown
Sam Has Now Become a Major Hurricane
Sam is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Additional strengthening is expected over the next day or so, and Sam is forecast to become a category 4 hurricane by Sunday. Continue reading
Weather Xtreme — No Rain In Sight for a While
No rain is in sight for the weekend and the work week ahead while temperatures will be on a slow warming trend. We could see a back door cold front on Friday that may cool those temperatures off a little. Continue reading
Teresa Not Expected to Last Long While Sam Continues to Grow Stronger
Latest forecasts from the NHC continue to show Hurricane Sam becoming a major hurricane on Saturday while showing Teresa dissipating over the open waters on Sunday. Continue reading
Subtropical Storm Teresa Forms a Few Hundred Miles North of Bermuda
As mentioned in an earlier post, the National Hurricane Center was keeping an eye on a disturbance that was located to the north-northeast of Bermuda. Over the past couple of hours, that disturbance has become a little better organized and is now classified as Subtropical Storm Teresa. Continue reading
Hurricane Sam Now Developing an Eye as Rapid Intensification Has Restarted
As we approach 4 pm on Friday afternoon, it is apparent that Hurricane Sam is starting to really get his act together, as satellite images are now starting the formation of an eye at the center of the cyclone. Continue reading
A Tropical/Subtropical Storm May Form Just North-Northeast of Bermuda
We continue to stay rather active out in the tropics as we have four areas of interest to keep our eyes on. You know about Hurricane Sam already. His next advisory will come out around 4pm. Continue reading
Sam Holding Steady for Now; Rapid Intensification Expected to Resume Soon
Maximum sustained winds remain near 75 mph, with higher gusts. Rapid intensification is forecast to resume over the next several days, and Sam is likely to become a major hurricane on Saturday. Continue reading
Sam Continues to Rapidly Intensify, May Become a Hurricane Well Before Daybreak
As of the 10 pm update, Tropical Storm Sam continues in the process of rapid intensification as wind speeds have increased by another 10 mph and the pressure has dropped by another 3 mb down to 997 mb. Continue reading
Sam Expected to Be a Hurricane by Friday Morning & a Major Hurricane by Saturday
Just as reported in the 10 am advisory post, Tropical Storm Sam has started to rapidly intensify as the maximum sustained winds have increased from 50 to 60 mph and the pressure has dropped from 1003 to 1000 mb. Continue reading
Peter & Rose Are Gone, But the Tropics Remain Very Active
We know about the formation of Tropical Storm Sam from the post earlier this morning and from Ryan’s midday post, but we still have three other areas of interest even after Peter and Rose have been taken off of the board. The good news is that none of these are a threat to the US Mainland. Continue reading
