Well folks, we have yet another hurricane about to form in the Atlantic basin. What soon will be Hurricane Kyle is projected to possibly cause a mess along the New England coast by this weekend. Below is the national Hurricane centers projected path for Tropical storm Kyle. The map will update every 3 hours as the national Hurricane center gives its updates:
The Track of Kyle all depends on the weather setup, however the NHC seems to have good confidence in a track that will take the storm likely off the coast of New England by Sunday morning. As of 5 pm today (Thursday) Cape Cod is in the cone of error, and with an 11% chance of this reaching Category two strength, this could be a major disaster in the Cape Cod Massachusetts area as well as Boston if projections verify.
The problem with hurricanes in the norther part of the Atlantic like Kyle is predicted to be, is that they mvoe at tremendous speeds giving residents along coastal communities very little time for preparation. So although the current projected path is for Kyle to move to the East of Cape Cod, a small change in direction withing a few hours could be the difference between rough surf, and a ten foot storm surge as well as cat 2 hurricane force winds. Stay tuned to the national hurricane center as well as out blog for the latest projected track as well as projected wind speeds of soon to be Hurricane Kyle. Remember to be prepared even if there is a slight chance of impact in your area. We all saw what Katrina and Ike have done over the last few years.
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Although, not officially Hurricane Ike as of yet, we do feel Tropical storm Ike will become a Hurricane within 24 hours. This Tropical season is off to an incredible start. Remember folks, September 10th is the Peak of the season, thus we are a good week away from the peak. Now, onto the projected path of Ike. The national hurricane center is predicting Ike to track pretty rapidly towards the west for the next 4 days then they expect the path to go slightly to the south of west.
Below I have pasted the current projected path that the NHC predicts will culminate over the next 5 days. The image below is constantly updated every 3 hours and will be for the remainder of the storm:
Ike is a storm that should start getting media attention here soon. Although we are more then 5 days out of any United states landfall, it looks like Ike could possibly track into the Gulf of Mexico, possibly over the peninsula of Florida sometime early next week. This could end up a very dangerous path if in fact Florida is also affected by Hurricane Hanna, which the National Hurricane center is currently predicting.
Now that we gave you the projected path, lets talk intensity. Currently the experts predict that Ike will be somewhere in the Bahama’s come Sunday September 7th with possible maximum sustained winds at around 90-100 Miles per hour, making this a strong category 2 Hurricane. All interests along the United States Gulf and Atlantic Coasts need to follow the developments of Ike, and make sure you have your safety kits prepared in case the path takes him your way.
As a side note, the current track of Ike looks all too familiar to the one Hurricane Andrew took back in the 1990’s. I sure hope the outcome isn’t the same.
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It sure looks like we are off to the races in this 2008 Hurricane Season. The peak of the season isn’t for another 2 weeks (September 10th), however someone forgot to tell Mother Nature that. By tomorrow afternoon it is very possible that we could have 2 Hurricanes within 1000 miles of the US coast. This morning at 11am The National Hurricane center in Miami Florida issued a statement making Tropical Depression 8, Tropical Storm Hannah. Note the title of this post because we are 95% confident this storm will be upgraded to Hurricane Hannah within 48 hours. It will be traversing over extremely warm waters with relatively low sheer over the next several days.
Currently almost all the models have Hurricane Hannah moving eventually southwest, then west towards Florida for the end of next week. The Graphic of the 5 day National Hurricane Center projected path is below, and it will continue to be updated at our blog every 3 hours as the projected track of Hannah changes.
Understand that this storm is probably 8-9 days away from affecting the mainland of the United states, if it does at all, thus you have plenty of time to make those last minute preparations like filling up your gas tank, stocking up on water and granola bars, and making sure your residence is secure for whatever Hurricane Hannah may bring you. We had a lot of questions this morning as to the how fast Hannah will develop, as well as the projected path and intensity of landfall. Of course we are much too far away from any US impact, thus we can not give reliable data here. A Category 2 or 3 Hurricane is however possible according to the NHC. Remember that The US will likely have to deal with Hurricane / Tropical Storm Gustav before we deal with Hannah. For the projected track of Gustav check out: Gustav Projected Track
As with all Tropical Storms, stay tuned to the local media coverage and always prepare for the worse and hope for the best. I have a feeling that this is just the beginning of what will turn out to be an extremely active Hurricane season for us all in the GULF and Southeast Cast of the United States.
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Only in August and we already have our seventh named Atlantic Hurricane Season storm. The latest i Hurricane Gustav. Gustav suddenly developed just north of South America, yesterday, and is projected to intensify quite a bit over the next several days, leading up to the Labor day weekend. All eyes along the Gulf coast of the US should remain on Gustav, as it has the potential of being an incredibly dangerous Hurricane. Now, what is Hurricane Gustav’s Projected path?
Although the computer models remain all over the place this morning, the National Hurricane Center out of Miami Florida has issued the following graphic as their projected path:
Note that one should not follow the line, but instead the entire cone. As most of you know Hurricane projection is extremely difficult and sometimes inaccurate. Anywhere from The Yucatan Peninsula to the West Coast of Florida should remain on guard. Hurricane Gustav looks like a possible Major Hurricane which may make landfall sometime early to midweek next week.
The Current Projected track has it coming onshore around the New Orleans area, which certainly would be a nightmare, as well as ironic considering we are just 4 days away from the 3 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall. Of course we are close to a week away from any US landfall most likely, so that track is bound to change time and time again. Currently Gustav poses a significant threat to the countries of Haiti, Cuba, and Jamaica. Stay tuned to our site as well as the National Hurricane Centers site for updates throughout the week. Have a safe week, and don’t let your guard down if you are in the current cones from the NHC’s projected path.
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August 28th Gustav Update:
Just wanted to give a quick update. As of noon today there have been 51 reported deaths, all in Haiti from Tropical Storm Gustav. The National Hurricane Center is now calling for a Category 3 Hurricane to hit the middle Gulf coast sometime Tuesday. The projected path currently takes it just west of New Orleans. I will have further updates as they come. The 3 Day cone about from the NHC’s track will be updated every 3 hours with the latest track and information.
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Tropical Storm Fay, likely to become Hurricane Fay before landfall is expected to come onshore sometime tomorrow morning somewhere between Naples Florida, and Punta Gorda Florida, with the Fort Myers / Cape Coral Area currently in the middle of the National Hurricane Centers middle point.
Hurricane Fay is predicted to be a minimum hurricane with wind speeds at approximately 80 miles per hour with gusts up to 105 miles per hour. The projected path as of 11am Eastern standard time form the National Hurricane Center is below. Notice the expanse of the cone, as the exact landfall position is not certain and the storm is projected to follow a path within the cone.
The strength of the storm is dependent on the forward speed as well as any shear in the upper atmosphere. Right now a 80 mile per hour sustained wind for Fay seems likely. Stay turned to the Hurricane center as well as this blog for any further updates. Please be careful everyone, especially Our Viewers from SouthWest Florida and the Keys.
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