NOAA hurricane forecast alarming

[BallOil]

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WASHINGTON — The hurricane forecast this year is the most ominous the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has ever issued — "an active to extremely active" season:

• 14 to 23 storms big enough to be named.

• Eight to 14 hurricanes — storms with winds of 74 mph or greater.

• Three to seven major hurricanes — those with winds exceeding 111 mph.

This doh look good.....

[mikesiva]

One storm already hit the Leewards, but fortunately it doesn't seem to have caused much damage....

I think it was Earl.

[BallOil]

One storm already hit the Leewards, but fortunately it doesn't seem to have caused much damage....

I think it was Earl.

Two more in the works...Active Tropical Systems: Hurricane Igor, Tropical Storm Julia

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[mikesiva]

Here are the names for the hurricanes this season....

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[mikesiva]

Heading towards Florida....

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Tro ... oves-north" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Is that you, googley?

[mikesiva]

Hurricane Bertha was heading towards St Lucia, and was expected to disrupt the CPL there, but it swerved away from the Windward Island just in time, and started to break up. Bits of it brought much-needed rain to drought-hit Jamaica, and other bits are now heading for the UK, and could make landfall next week....

http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2014-08 ... rd-the-uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[mikesiva]

'Hurricane Alex is the first hurricane to form in the month of January since 1938....A spokesman said: "Hurricane Alex is forecast to bring hazardous sea and weather conditions to the Azores from around 15 January; you should follow the advice of the local authorities, including any evacuation orders." The storm's maximum sustained winds this morning have were closing in on 75 mph (120 kph).'

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/6 ... n-Portugal" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Atlantic hurricane season is not supposed to start until May or June...climate change, anyone?

[mikesiva]

It is this year's fifth Atlantic hurricane, but it looks set to become the most damaging so far.

Hurricane Matthew, the 13th named storm of the season, is likely to strengthen as it approaches Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti.

As of Friday morning, the storm was located about 220km to the north of Curacao. A tropical storm watch is in force for the so-called "ABC islands" (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao) located in the southern Caribbean.

Matthew is not expected to make landfall in South America, but its large circulation has prompted some concerns around the coastal fringes of Colombia and Venezuela.

Matthew is currently packing winds of around 160 kilometres an hour, making it a Category 2 storm. Strengthening is forecast throughout the weekend and the system is likely to be upgraded to a Category 3 within the next 48 hours.

Matthew left one person dead in St Vincent on its passage into the Caribbean. The hurricane now poses a threat to the Greater Antilles.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/h ... 35265.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[mikesiva]

Matthew seems to be veering away from Jamaica, and towards Haiti and Cuba....

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/War ... rade_76089" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The history of hurricanes in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba:

https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffM ... rynum=3459" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[mikesiva]

"Harvey slammed into Texas on 25 August as a Category 4 hurricane, but brought the worst flooding to Houston and other areas as a tropical storm. The rain totaled nearly 52 inches (1.3 metres) in some spots, and the storm is blamed for at least 44 deaths."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 27961.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;