August 1, 2007
BTW - Chantal
This is not a storm anywhere near the Caribbean, but we wanted to have a record of it:
...CHANTAL RAPIDLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL...
AT 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 43.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 58.5 WEST OR ABOUT 260
MILES...420 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA AND ABOUT 340
MILES...545 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.
CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 32 MPH...52 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A STRONG EXTRATROPICAL STORM.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 1100 PM EDT POSITION...43.6 N...58.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 32 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB.
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON CHANTAL. 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.
