Tropical Storm Colin

Tropical Storm Colin Becomes Earliest “C” Storm in Atlantic History

 

NOAA’s National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Depression 3 to Tropical Storm Colin in a special update at 5:30 PM EDT Sunday, June 5--making some history along the way. Never before have we been tracking the Atlantic’s third named storm of a calendar year this early in the year. As noted in a weather.com article, there have been two other “C” storms as early as June since current naming practices began in the 1950s: Hurricane Chris (which began as a named subtropical storm on June 18, 2012) and Tropical Storm Candy (June 23, 1968). Going all the way back to 1851, the previous earliest appearance of the season’s third storm was June 12, 1887, although some early-season storms were undoubtedly missed during the pre-satellite era.

 

 

 

As of 8 PM EDT Sunday, Tropical Storm Colin was located in the south central Gulf of Mexico at 23.4°N, 87.8°W, or about 460 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida. Colin is a minimal tropical storm, with top sustained winds of just 40 mph, and only modest further strengthening is expected before Colin approaches the northwest Gulf Coast of the Florida peninsula on Monday evening. The well-defined southwesterly flow steering Colin will take it into the Atlantic and on a track paralleling the southeast U.S. coast on Tuesday, where models suggest it will maintain or regain tropical storm strength, especially southeast of North Carolina. Update: At 11:00 PM EDT Sunday, NHC placed the southeast U.S. coast from Sebastian Inlet, FL, to Altamaha Sound, GA, under a tropical storm warning, with a tropical storm watch extending northward from the warning area to the South Santee River, SC. A tropical storm warning remains in effect on the Florida Gulf Coast from Indian Pass to Englewood.

 

Comienza temporada ciclónica con una vaguada y a la espera de una onda tropical en el país

Seguirán los aguaceros en las próximas horas debido a una vaguada que está sobre el territorio dominicano y en combinación con el alto contenido de humedad y la inestabilidad de la masa de aire.

Para mañana jueves la vaguada continuará incidiendo sobre la República Dominicana y el contenido de humedad se mantendrá bastante alto a lo que se le sumará el acercamiento de la onda tropical número cuatro a la costa caribeña, que está localizada al oeste de las Antillas Menores, por lo tanto, se espera que continúen los aguaceros ocasionalmente fuertes con tormentas eléctricas y ráfagas de viento en gran parte del país.

Las precipitaciones serán hacia las provincias Hermanas Mirabal, Espaillat, Santiago, Puerto Plata, Dajabón, Santiago Rodríguez, Valverde, Montecristi, Sánchez Ramírez, Duarte, María Trinidad Sánchez, Samaná, La Vega, Monseñor Nouel, El Seibo, Hato Mayor, La Altagracia, San José de Ocoa, San Juan, Elías Piña, Bahoruco e Independencia, según un informe de la Oficina Nacional de Meteorología (Onamet).

Hoy se inicia la temporada ciclónica para el Atlántico Norte, Mar Caribe y el Golfo de México. Concluye el 30 de noviembre y es el periodo del año en que mayormente se forman ciclones tropicales.

La Onamet recomienda a la ciudadanía dar seguimiento a los boletines que se emitirán con relación a la existencia de uno de estos fenómenos y tener un plan de acción en caso de que uno de ellos pueda afectar a la República Dominicana.
La Onamet mantiene un alerta meteorológico por desbordamiento de ríos, arroyos y cañadas, inundaciones repentinas y deslizamientos de tierra para las provincias:

Santiago, Santiago Rodríguez, Dajabón, Elías Piña, Montecristi, Valverde, Puerto Plata, Espaillat, Duarte, Monte Plata, Hato Mayor, San José de Ocoa y Azua. Para el Gran Santo Domingo se mantiene la alerta meteorológica por inundaciones urbanas.

2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Expected to be Most Active Since 2012

The 2016 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be the most active since 2012, according to a forecast released Friday by The Weather Company, an IBM Business.
A total of 14 named storms, eight hurricanes and three major hurricanes are forecast during the coming season.

The Weather Company's forecast also calls for a slightly higher number of named storms and hurricanes than an outlook issued earlier in April by Colorado State University (CSU) that is headed by Dr. Phil Klotzbach. That forecast said the Atlantic was expected to see 13 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.
An important note about both outlooks is that the seasonal forecast numbers do include Hurricane Alex, a rare January hurricane that struck the Azores a few months back. Though the official hurricane season spans the months from June through November, occasionally we can see storms form outside those months.

Subtropical Storm Ana

Summary of 800 am EDT...1200 UTC...information
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location...31.5n 77.5w
about 170 mi...275 km SSE of Myrtle Beach South Carolina
maximum sustained winds...45 mph...75 km/h
present movement...stationary
minimum central pressure...1005 mb...29.68 inches
Watches and warnings
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changes with this advisory:
None

Summary of watches and warnings in effect:
A tropical storm watch is in effect for...
* Edisto Beach South Carolina to Cape Lookout North Carolina
A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.
A Tropical Storm Warning could be issued later this morning.
For storm information specific to your area, including possible
inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your
local National Weather Service forecast office.
Discussion and 48-hour outlook
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at 800 am EDT (1200 utc), the center of subtropical storm Ana was
located near latitude 31.5 north, longitude 77.5 west. The storm
has been nearly stationary during the past few hours but is expected
to move more toward the north-northwest later today.  A turn
toward the northwest with a slight increase in forward speed is
expected by the weekend.
Maximum sustained winds remain near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Some slight strengthening is forecast during the next
day or so.
Winds of 40 mph extend outward up to 160 miles (260 km) from the
center.
The minimum central pressure reported by an Air Force Reserve
reconnaissance unit aircraft is 1005 mb (29.68 inches).
Hazards affecting land

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wind: tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area
by Saturday afternoon or evening.
Storm surge: the combination of storm surge and the tide
will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising
waters. The water could reach 1 to 2 ft above ground within the
watch area if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide.
For information specific to your area...please see products issued
by your local National Weather Service office for more details.
Rainfall: Ana is expected to produce rainfall accumulations of 2 to
4 inches over eastern portions of North Carolina and South Carolina
through the weekend.
Surf: swells generated by Ana are affecting portions of the
southeastern U.S. Coast.  These swells are likely to cause life-
threatening surf and rip currents.