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August 28, 2008
Wow!
The tropics are very active at the moment. This is a heck of an image if you are a weather buff:
If you are planning any travel in the Caribbean, Central America, the Gulf Coast, Florida, etc. in the next week or two you better be paying attention to the weather. I am going to take this opportunity to plug travel insurance again also - remember - you have to be covered before a storm is named to be covered!
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV...LOCATED NEAR THE EASTERN TIP OF JAMAICA...AND ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA...LOCATED ABOUT 305 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
1. A CONCENTRATED AREA OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...HAS PERSISTED TODAY OVER THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE...ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO EVIDENCE YET OF A SURFACE CIRCULATION OVER WATER. SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE IF IT REMAINS OVER WATER DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WHILE MOVING VERY SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL MEXICO TODAY AND FRIDAY.
2. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS SPARSE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES. ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
3. A WELL-DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED NEAR THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND IS ABOUT TO EMERGE OVER THE EXTREME EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC. GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH.
