Thread: T.D. Paloma - exiting Cuba

Tropical Weather Update
November 9, 2008 – 10:30 a.m.
Royal Caribbean International continues to closely monitor the path and progress of Tropical Storm Paloma to ensure our guests enjoy safe and comfortable cruises, and to make certain our ships steer clear of the storm.

The safety of our guests and crew members is always our foremost concern.

Given the location and projected path of Tropical Storm Paloma, we are altering the itinerary of two ships:


Ships sailing from the Port of Miami

• UPDATE -- Freedom of the Seas, which departs November 9, will reverse the order if its port calls and exchange its port call in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, with a call in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The ship will visit Cozumel, Mexico, Tuesday; Georgetown, Cayman Islands, Wednesday; Montego Bay, Jamaica, Thursday; and Labadee, Haiti, Friday.
• Liberty of the Seas, which departs November 8, will now visit San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday, instead of Monday.

At this time, no other Royal Caribbean International ships are being adversely impacted by tropical weather. We will continue to closely monitor weather conditions and update this information Sunday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m.

CAMAGUEY, Cuba – Crashing waves and a powerful sea surge from Hurricane Paloma destroyed hundreds of homes in Cuba, the government said Sunday as the cyclone weakened into a tropical storm.

On an island still reeling from the destruction of two recent hurricanes, early damage reports were limited. But state media said the late-season storm toppled a major communications tower, interrupted electricity and phone service and sent sea water almost a mile (1.5 kilometers) inland, ravaging a coastal community near where it made landfall

Paloma destroys hundreds of homes in Cuba - Yahoo! News

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tropical depression paloma discussion number 18
nws tpc/national hurricane center miami fl al172008
400 pm est sun nov 09 2008

deep convection has been absent from paloma since about 10z this
morning...though the holguin radar in cuba does show some modest but
decreasing rainfall in bands east of the center. The intensity
estimate is somewhat of an educated guess for this overland
cyclone...given the lack of reconnaissance observations and dvorak
analyses. However given the fact that paloma has been without deep
convection and over land all day it seems certain that the
circulation has spun down significantly since early today.
Available cuban surface observing stations and continuity suggest
that paloma has weakened to a 30 kt tropical depression.

Paloma has nearly come to a halt this afternoon with initial motion
of about 360 degrees at 1 kt. The cyclone should be steered by the
low-level flow in the atmosphere and the forecast track is thus
closest to bam shallow...and slightly west of the previous advisory.

The combination of strong vertical shear...staying over land for
almost a day...and dry stable air being advected into the
circulation from an approaching cold front is likely leading to
paloma's imminent demise. Unless deep convection near the
cyclone's center is re-initiated soon...paloma may be declared a
remnant low tonight or early monday.

Forecast positions and max winds

initial 09/2100z 21.2n 78.0w 30 kt
12hr vt 10/0600z 21.6n 78.1w 30 kt...remnant low...inland
24hr vt 10/1800z 22.2n 78.2w 25 kt...remnant low
36hr vt 11/0600z 22.7n 78.3w 20 kt...remnant low
48hr vt 11/1800z 23.0n 78.5w 20 kt...remnant low
72hr vt 12/1800z...dissipated

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forecaster landsea/pasch

All Clear!

Hallelujah!

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tropical depression paloma advisory number 19
nws tpc/national hurricane center miami fl al172008
1000 pm est sun nov 09 2008

...paloma dissipating inland over east-central cuba...
...final advisory being issued...

at 1000 pm est the center of weakening tropical depression paloma was located near latitude 22.0 north...longitude 78.0 west or about 40 miles north of camaguey cuba and about 180 miles southwest of the central bahamas.

The depression is moving toward the north near 3 mph and this general motion is expected to continue for the next day or so. On the forecast track...the remnants of paloma should emerge off the north coast of cuba monday morning.

Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph with higher gusts. Continued weakening is forecast during the next 24 hours.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb.

The remnants of paloma may produce additional rainfall accumulations
of 1 to 2 inches over portions of eastern and central cuba and the bahamas.

Repeating the 1000 pm est position...22.0 n...78.0 w. Movement toward...north near 3 mph. Maximum sustained winds...30 mph. Minimum central pressure...1007 mb.

this is the last public advisory issued by the national hurricane center on this system.

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forecaster stewart

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

CAMAGUEY, Cuba - Crashing waves and a powerful sea surge from Hurricane Paloma destroyed hundreds of homes in Cuba, the government said Sunday as the cyclone weakened into a tropical storm.

On an island still reeling from the destruction of two recent hurricanes, early damage reports were limited. But state media said the late-season storm toppled a major communications tower, interrupted electricity and phone service and sent sea water almost a mile (1.5 kilometers) inland, ravaging a coastal community near where it made landfall

No storm-related deaths were immediately reported.