Thread: Tropical Depression Gustav

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Originally Posted by sue miller

Curacao also had a tornado from 94L which destroyed 40 homes. No one hurt .

http://stormcarib.com/reports/current/curacao.shtml

You Tube videos of the storm and damage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmnjBBf5 ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUhW7jdHZJU

Oh, damn.

It's already a wicked season. Please let it calm down...

1. THERE HAS BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN ORGANIZATION WITH THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM ISPRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...CONVENTIONAL AND REMOTELY-SENSED SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW THAT THE SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE CIRCULATION AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TOMORROW OR ON TUESDAY AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEMTOMORROW...IF NECESSARY.

Look at the #6 tail Sheila, see what happens overnight but it is already near 70 W

Eastern Trinidad was flooded on Friday from this. Residents said at 12:50pm, it got very dark, and the heavens opened up.

There were tornados from it too, Ken - Curacao - 40 homes.

It's shapipng up to be one nasty, nasty season.

Originally Posted by canarymoon

There were tornados from it too, Ken - Curacao - 40 homes.

It's shapipng up to be one nasty, nasty season.

I'm now learning about the tornadoes, Sheila. You bet it's shaping up to be a nasty hurricane season.

TCFA issued

WTNT01 KNGU 250001
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT 250000Z AUG 08//
1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN
100 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 12.9N 66.5W TO 15.5N 72.4W
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY
ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME.
WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 20 TO 25 KNOTS. METSAT
IMAGERY AT 250000Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED
NEAR 13.5N 67.7W. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10
TO 15 KNOTS.
2. REMARKS: A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BEGINNING TO
DEVELOP ALONG AN EASTERLY WAVE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
SEA, ROUGHLY 300NM TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PUERTO RICO, MOVING
TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST. ESTIMATED CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008MB WITH
SURFACE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY
OF THE SYSTEM. AREAS OF CONVECTION ARE GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER
ORGANIZED AND ROTATION IS EVIDENT IN VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY.
LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR CONDITIONS AND WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES
(82F) EXIST DOWNSTREAM INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA ENHANCING
THE POSSIBILITY FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT.
3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED
BY 260000Z.//

000
Axnt20 Knhc 251033
Twdat

Tropical Weather Discussion
Nws Tpc/national Hurricane Center Miami Fl
805 Am Edt Mon Aug 25 2008

Tropical Weather Discussion For North America...central
America...gulf Of Mexico...caribbean Sea...northern Sections
Of South America...and Atlantic Ocean To The African Coast
From The Equator To 32n. The Following Information Is Based
On Satellite Imagery...meteorological Analysis...weather
Observations...and Radar.

Based On 0600 Utc Surface Analysis And Satellite Imagery Through
1015 Utc.

...special Features...
Broad Area Of Low Pressure In The Se Caribbean With A 1006 Mb
Low Analyzed Near 14n68w Moving Wnw Near 15 Kt. Satellite
Imagery...surface Observations...and Radar Data From The
Netherland Antilles Indicate The Low Pressure Area Over The
Central Caribbean Sea Is Becoming Better Organized. This System
Could Become A Tropical Depression At Any Time. An Air Force
Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Is Scheduled To Investigate
This System This Afternoon. Scattered/numerous Strong Convection
Is Within 120 Nm From The Center In The Nw Semicircle. Clusters
Of Scattered Moderate/isolated Strong Convection Are Over The E
Caribbean S Of 20n From 60w-73w Including The Lesser Antilles
Through The Dominican Republic.

Oh joy! Keep us posted, Sue. From what I see, it looks like it might end up in the Gulf of Mexico.