Posted on 08/16/2009 3:20:03 AM PDT by NautiNurse
I think it developed from the breakaway remnants of the cells in the wave preceding Ana; the forecasters kind of ignored it after they put a name on Ana.
I could see something last night about 12:00am but I went to bed rather than watch it any longer.
Goodness, things have changed so quickly. Thanks for the ping.
Good on you for taking the time today to button up the beach digs today.
Always glad to help the FR hurricane hostess. Stay safe, everyone...
Jim Cantore from the Weather Channel is in Panama City according to the News Herald.
http://www.newsherald.com/news/open-76666-blog-panama.html
Nauti, hope to not see you much this year!! lol Thanks for being here and here's to a slow season :)
I didn’t see him, we were eating supper but if he said anything other than the waves were a bit higher, he lied. The sun has been out most of the day here in PC, no rain, and very little gusts of wind.
I live on the water and my dock is about like high tide, no whitecaps at all.
The night is early. The rains will eventually get here, I guess.
My personal philosophy on weather is "If Cantore visits your area, you're gonna get hit."
Track forecast. Claudette is a good first storm. Gets folks attention and gets them prepared.
Local Radar
The last Claudette we had wasn’t very nice.
Just a snarky ‘I told you so’ from post 158 yesterday. “ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2316576/posts?page=158#158 “
Just a snarky ‘I told you so’ from post 158 yesterday. “ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2316576/posts?page=158#158 “
Thanks for the ping.
summary of 1100 pm ast information...
location...13.4n 41.7w
maximum sustained winds...70 mph
present movement...west-northwest or 290 degrees at 20 mph
minimum central pressure...990 mb
the next advisory will be issued by the national hurricane center at
500 am ast.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT3+shtml/170253.shtml?
Tropical Depression Ana seemed to pose no threat to the United States. But Tropical Storm Bill gained strength, and forecasters said it could reach hurricane force of at least 74 miles an hour. Within five days, they said, it could be churning at 155 m.p.h. They said they saw signs, however, that counterwinds, known as wind shear, might begin to dampen the force of the storm before it reached full strength.
From the looks of this, we may be getting some of your leftovers come Tuesday.
Ana: Downgraded to TD status, is racing WNW at 28 mph. All of FL, much of AL, and the MS coast are in the forecast cone of uncertainty.
Bill has reached hurricane status with winds 75 mph, moving WNW at 22 mph. Hurricane winds extend 30 miles and TS winds 145 miles from the center. The five day forecast for Hurricane Bill does not predict landfall, while the storm is expected to reach major hurricane status.
On/Off Hurricane List Mash Here--> 
Morning, NN. Oil futures are down this AM, so it looks like Big Oil isn’t too worried about Ana.
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