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Conditions Along Gulf Coast Will Start Deteriorating As Nestor Continues To Move Closer To Shore
The Tropical Storm Warning has been discontinued from Grand Isle, Louisiana to the Mouth of the Pearl River, and from the Mississippi/Alabama border to west of Navarre, Florida. Continue reading
We Now Have Tropical Storm Nestor Over The North-Central Gulf
Dangerous storm surge and tropical-storm-force winds expected along portions of the northern Gulf Coast later today and tonight. Continue reading
Cloudy & Cool Thanks To PTC-16 At Midday
At 12:00 pm, we have a good bit of cloud cover across nearly all of Central Alabama from the northern fringes of PTC-16. Continue reading
NWS Birmingham Update: Central Alabama Impacts From PTC-16
NWS Birmingham just completed a conference call with the local meteorologists and emergency management agencies to give us an update on what they expect the impacts on Central Alabama will be from PTC-16. Continue reading
10:00 am Update: Not Yet a Tropical Storm, but PTC-16 is Stronger
NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft finds the system stronger. Dangerous storm surge and tropical storm force winds expected along portions of the Northern Gulf Coast later today and tonight. Continue reading
PTC-16 Not Expected To Become A Tropical/Subtropical Storm Until Friday
The system is not yet a tropical or subtropical cyclone as it still lacks sufficient convective organization and an Air Force reconnaissance aircraft that flew into the disturbance late this afternoon found a broad circulation, but no evidence of a well-defined center. Continue reading
PTC-16 Still Expected To Develop Into A Tropical Or Subtropical Storm Later Tonight Or On Friday
Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds remain near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Continue reading
Tropical or Subtropical Storm Development Over The Southwestern Gulf Expected By Early Friday
Recent scatterometer data shows that the tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf has a circulation elongated north-northeast to south-southwest, with winds of 30-35 kt occurring in the southwestern quadrant. Continue reading
From NWS Birmingham: No Major Issues Expected Across Central Alabama From PTC-16
NWS Birmingham just completed a conference call with other meteorologists and emergency management officials across the area. Continue reading
A Sunny and Cool Afternoon in Store; Watch the Gulf for a New Tropical Storm to Form
Tropical Storm Nestor is expected to form in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico later today. It will bring rain, wind, and surge to parts of the Gulf Coast. Continue reading
