Thread: Ana has Dissipated - NE Caribbean

The cone keeps moving closer to the Florida west coast and hugging it till landfall. Hope it does dissipate!

there's not much of it left now.
and the high mountains of Hispanola are between it and the Florida Straights. We may be getting lucky.

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tropical depression ana intermediate advisory number 22a
nws tpc/national hurricane center miami fl al022009
200 pm ast mon aug 17 2009

...poorly organized ana moving south of puerto rico...

a tropical storm watch remains in effect for puerto rico...the u.s.
Virgin islands...the british virgin islands...and the dominican
republic from punta palenque to the northern haiti/dominican
republic border. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm
conditions are possible within the watch area...in this case within
24 hours.


At 200 pm ast...1800 utc...the center of tropical depression ana
was estimated near latitude 17.6 north...longitude 67.3 west or
about 105 miles...165 km...southwest of san juan puerto rico and
about 165 miles...265 km...east-southeast of santo domingo in the
dominican republic.

Ana is moving toward the west-northwest near 28 mph...45 km/hr. A
continued track in this general direction...with a reduction in
forward speed...is expected over the next day or two.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph...55 km/hr...with higher
gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 24
hours. However...ana could degenerate into a tropical wave later
today. An air force reserve unit reconnaissance aircraft will be in
the area shortly.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 1008 mb...29.77 inches.

Ana is expected to produce rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches over
puerto rico...the u.s. And british virgin islands...and the
dominican republic...with isolated maximum amounts of 6 inches over
mountainous terrain.

...summary of 200 pm ast information...
Location...17.6n 67.3w
maximum sustained winds...35 mph
present movement...west-northwest or 285 degrees at 28 mph
minimum central pressure...1008 mb

the next advisory will be issued by the national hurricane center at
500 pm ast.

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forecaster franklin/cangialosi

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tropical depression ana advisory number 23
nws tpc/national hurricane center miami fl al022009
500 pm ast mon aug 17 2009

...circulation of ana has dissipated...

At 5 pm ast...2100 utc...all tropical storm watches have been
discontinued by the appropriate governments.

For storm information specific to your area in the united
states...please monitor products issued by your local national
weather service forecast office. For storm information specific to
your area outside of the united states...please monitor products
issued by your national meteorological service.

reports from an air force reserve unit reconnaissance aircraft
indicate that ana no longer has a closed wind circulation and has
degenerated into a trough of low pressure.

At 500 pm ast...2100 utc...the center of the remnants of ana was
estimated near latitude 17.5 north...longitude 68.0 west or about
140 miles...225 km...west-southwest of san juan puerto rico and
about 145 miles...230 km...east-southeast of santo domingo in the
dominican republic.

The remnants of ana are moving toward the west-northwest near 24
mph...and this general motion is expected to continue over the next
day or two...taking the system over hispaniola tonight.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph...55 km/hr...with higher
gusts...in a few squalls.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 1011 mb...29.85 inches.

Ana is expected to produce additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4
inches over puerto rico and the dominican republic...with isolated
maximum amounts of 6 inches over mountainous terrain.

...summary of 500 pm ast information...
Location...17.5n 68.0w
maximum sustained winds...35 mph
present movement...west-northwest or 290 degrees at 24 mph
minimum central pressure...1011 mb

this is the last public advisory issued by the national hurricane
center on this system. Additional information on this system can
be found in high seas forecasts issued by the national weather
service...under awips header nfdhsfat1 and wmo header fznt01 kwbc.

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forecaster franklin/cangialosi

Yippee! Another one bites the dust!

Originally Posted by Char

Yippee! Another one bites the dust!

When one bites the dust, that's when we need to have a "Hurricane Party"!

Right on, Lulu!