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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLooks like St. Maarten could get a second hurricane on Saturday...
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WTNT32 KNHC 061433
TCPAT2
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Tropical Storm Jose Advisory Number 5
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL122017
Issued by the NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 AM AST Wed Sep 06 2017
...JOSE IS CLOSE TO HURRICANE STRENGTH...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...13.1N 44.5W
ABOUT 1135 MI...1825 KM E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Interests in the Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of
Jose.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Jose was
located near latitude 13.1 North, longitude 44.5 West. Jose is
moving toward the west-northwest near 17 mph (28 km/h) and this
general motion is expected to continue over the next couple of
days.
Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher
gusts. Continued gradual trengthening is forecast and Jose is
expected to become a hurricane by later today.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km)
from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 998 mb (29.47 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
None.
NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST.
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Looks like St. Maarten could get a second hurricane on Saturday... (Original Post)
brooklynite
Sep 2017
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underpants
(182,861 posts)1. This morning/last night. The webcam goes out after 52 seconds
Warpy
(111,319 posts)2. Barbados was still cleaning up after Harvey when Irma hit
Ditto Anguilla/St. Maartens. It looks like Jose won't be nearly as strong a storm and I hope it stays out at sea.
inanna
(3,547 posts)3. I don't live in a hurricane prone area...
So I'm no expert on these matters.
But is it normal for this many hurricanes to be forming all at once? Aren't there two others forming - besides Irma?
Any precedent for this?
voteearlyvoteoften
(1,716 posts)4. September is peak month for hurricanes
On a bad year multiples are not uncommon. Will taper off rapidly in 30 days. Also cloud cover from big storms can cool the water a bit so following storms have less energy. In 2004 we had Frances and Jeanne in Fl about two weeks apart hit within 10 miles of eacn other.
Baclava
(12,047 posts)5. It happens - Flashback: Four Hurricanes at Once in Atlantic Basin 1998