Posted on 10/04/2017 11:27:37 AM PDT by blam
After a brief pause in tropical activity, another system formed Wednesday in the Caribbean and will likely become Tropical Storm Nate, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Depression 16 is located about 210 miles south-southeast of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the border of Nicaragua and Honduras, the weather service said in its 11 a.m. ET advisory.
The system has sustained winds of about 35 mph, moving northwest at 7 mph, and "is expected to become a tropical storm later today or tonight."
Meteorologist Adam Klotz has more Video
NOAA predicts most active hurricane season since 2010
"On the forecast track, the depression should be nearing the coast of Nicaragua early Thursday, move across northeastern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras late Thursday, and emerge into the northwestern Caribbean Sea on Friday," the NHC said.
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Any possible impact from the storm on the United States is not yet clear, but the NHC's forecast cone shows it may approach the eastern Gulf Coast near the Florida panhandle as a hurricane by Sunday.
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Yes, sir. Let’s hope it’s another Irma here..
From what they are predicting even if we get it, by the time you get here, everything should be fine. Enjoy!
I’ve been through Elena(85), Erin & Opal(95), Ivan(04) and Dennis(05) plus numerous Tropical Storms I can’t remember the names of...................
Worst Storm Ever say the MSM ,LOL
I’m a native NY’er, moved down here in 2013. My Wife is from Pensacola. I have a cousin and her Husband in FWB, they came down in ‘08.
Adding this cool site to the list of places to watch things develop:
After all of the storms this season, I hardly think this is a matter to joke about.
If you are along the coast and inside the cone, you should be preparing.
Something’s coming. In north central Florida, we’ve had high winds and overcast skies for days, now. Most unusual weather.
Things got calm once Irma blew through, but it didn’t last long.
Storm porn.
That’s neat. Thanks.
Yes, in the pre-satellite days we mostly relied on a telephone/telegraph/radio network to report barometric readings from the Caribbean islands and ships sailing in that area.
“Yes, in the pre-satellite days we mostly relied on a telephone/telegraph/radio network to report barometric readings from the Caribbean islands and ships sailing in that area. “
And that was just fine with me.
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You got that right.
Forecast cone aiming right at me in Atlanta!
It’s addictive! I’ve had it open...pretty much all summer, LOL!
It worked well enough. I remember watching the old aneroid barometer on the wall at my parents’ house during Camille, as that needle slowly wound itself all the way to the “Stormy” end of the scale.
The system could be near hurricane intensity when it approaches the Yucatan Peninsula late Friday, bringing direct impacts from wind, storm surge, and heavy rainfall, and a hurricane watch is in effect for a portion of this area.
In addition to that, I got up this morning and ran the GFS model on Nate.
At hour 168 after going inland in the gulf and going up to Kansas, it has worked its way down to me in the Phoenix Valley.
I don’t have Hurricane Shutters and drilling into all this beige stucco is going to damage it. Dang.
BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Nate Intermediate Advisory Number 4A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL162017
800 AM EDT Thu Oct 05 2017
...Tropical depression becomes tropical storm Nate near the
Coast of Nicaragua...
...flooding rains expected over portions of Central America...
SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
Harvey went from Depression to Hurricane very quickly.
I pray it does not hit Texas (and does not appear headed that way).
It bears watching. Friday night there should be some firm forecasts in place...
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