Although 2005 has now come to a close, one of its remnants is still about. The Atlantic hurricane season was supposed to have come to a close at the end of November, but what popped up in the eastern Atlantic? Tropical Storm ZETA, the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet. Although 2006 has now started, this system will continue to be called Zeta. The first storm of the 2006 hurricane season will be Alberto.
TROPICAL STORM ZETA ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SUN JAN 01 2006
...ZETA CONTINUING TO DRIFT SLOWLY WESTWARD OVER THE FAR EASTERN
ATLANTIC OCEAN...
...ONLY A THREAT TO SHIPPING INTERESTS...
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ZETA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 38.5 WEST OR ABOUT 1085 MILES...1745 KM... SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES.
ZETA IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 2 MPH... 4 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES
...220 KM...MAINLY NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...25.7 N... 38.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 2 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
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