Things aren't going well on the hurricane front today.
Category 4 hurricane Flossie is making a beeline for a point about 100 miles south of the Big Island of Hawaii, and stubbornly maintains an intensity of 130 mph. The storm should have weakened a little, but this means that gales (winds in excess of 34 mph) are a distinct probability - a hurricane watch is in force for the Big Island, which means that hurricane force winds (exceeding 75 mph) are possible within 24 to 36 hours.
Tropical storm Sepat is making a beeline for Taiwan, which will get its third tropical cyclone of the month. This one will deliver a hammer blow, with winds peaking at 112 mph just before landfall.
Tropical depression 4 has formed in the Atlantic near the Cape Verde islands. This was on the cards over the weekend, and the forecast is not good. Although considerable uncertainty exists in both track and intensity forecast, the Windward Islands may see hurricane conditions in 4 or 5 days from now. Its future track is currently beyond the scope of the forecasters.
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It is so hard to take a 'Flossie' seriously... I just hate that name. Hopefully everyone in HI is ready!
ReplyDeletebe well,
Dawn
Today, I heard about 'a hurricane' hitting Hawaii on the radio for the first time, but I already KNEW it was Flossie, thanks to you for keeping us all posted. They were all wondering who would name a hurricane 'FLOSSIE'....
ReplyDeleteHave a good day,
Joann