Atlantic Tropical Update - Post Tropical Cyclone Cristobal - 8/29 9PM

Post-Tropical Cyclone Cristobal

Hurricane Cristobal - Cat 1

Max Ssd.Winds:  75   MPH  ↓

Moving:   NE   at  44  MPH   ↓

Min  Pressure:   980   MB     ↑

Overview: FINAL  ADVISORY

Last Updated:  8/29/14   9 PM

CURRENT STORM WATCHES & WARNINGS ISSUED:

NONE CURRENTLY ACTIVE

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Hawaiian Tropical Update - Hurricane Iselle & Hurricane Julio- 8/9 11PM

HAWAIIAN THREATS

Hurricane Julio

Hurricane Julio - Category 2

Max Ssd.Winds: 100  MPH   ↓

Moving: WNW  at  16  MPH  -

Overview:   LAST  UPDATE  -

Last Updated: 8/9/14  - 11 PM

CURRENT STORM WATCHES & WARNINGS ISSUED:

NO WARNINGS CURRENTLY ACTIVE 

 

Post Tropical Storm Iselle

Post   Tropical   Storm  Iselle

Max Ssd.Winds:    35  MPH   ↓

Moving: West    at  14  MPH  ↓

Overview:  LAST UPDATE - - -

Last Updated:  8/9/14 -  11 PM

CURRENT STORM WATCHES & WARNINGS ISSUED:

ALL WARNINGS NOW DISCONTINUED.

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Post Tropical Storm Bertha

Post Tropical Storm Bertha

Max Ssd.Winds:  50   MPH -

Moving:  NE   at   31  MPH ↑

Min Pressure:   1006   MB  ↓

Overview: Now Extratropical 

Last Updated:  8/6/14 - 2 PM

Hurricane Bertha is not currently forecasted to have any US land impacts. Rough waters off the Eastern US seaboard will be expected this week. Bertha strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane between 8/3 & 8/4 2014. As of 8/6 Bertha was categorized as a post tropical storm and was moving out to sea. 8/6 2PM will be the last update for this storm.

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Hurricane Season Begins! 2014 Storm Names & Season Outlooks / Website Changes

WEBSITE CHANGE NOTE: Hurricane/Tropical Storm coverage has been moved. It now has its own tab listed in the toolbar, and will remain the first tab during hurricane season. Once hurricane season has ended 'The Latest' (other articles) will be reverted back to the first tab. All other articles can still be found under 'The Latest' at any point during the year, or by using the pull down menu located on the right sidebar of this page. Thank you.

TROPICAL OUTLOOKS &

2014 STORM SEASON OUTLOOKS

Colorado State University Tropical Outlook Report - BELOW AVERAGE

The  Weather  Channel  Tropical  Outlook  Report - BELOW AVERAGE

Tropical Storm Risk 2014 Tropical Outlook Report - BELOW AVERAGE
Wunderground.com 2014 Tropical Outlook Report - BELOW AVERAGE
CPC / NWS Weekly 2014 Tropical Outlook Report - BELOW AVERAGE
N.O.A.A. / N.H.C. 2014  Tropical Outlook Report -  BELOW / AVERAGE

SPECIAL NOAA NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER NOTE:

THE NHC WILL BE CHANGING THE LAYOUT OF THEIR STORM TRACKS THIS YEAR. THIS WILL
MAKE THE MAPS LOOK A WHOLE LOT MORE COMPLICATED AND WILL HIGHLIGHT EVEN SMALL
DEVELOPMENTS SO THAT 'FOLKS CAN STAY BETTER PREPARED'. BELOW IS A SAMPLE OF WHAT
THE NEW NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER'S MAPS WILL LOOK LIKE STARTING JULY OF THIS YEAR.

NEW NHC POTENTIAL STORM SURGE MAPS:

This will be a new section on the NHC's website (experimental, will be around for at least 2 years), it will be
updated just like the tracks are (every 6/12 hours, as needed) and will be found on NHC starting June 1st.

Link to NHC Statement on New Surge Maps

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P.F.S. Links for the Curious

NHC's 2013 End of Year Tropical Report 

Hurricane Katrina - What They Didn't Want You to See

HURRICANE KATRINA

What They Didn't Want You To See

WARNING:   THE PHOTOS BELOW CONTAIN GRAPHIC MATERIAL INCLUDING

BUT NOT LIMITED TO BLOOD AND GORE - VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

After the devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunami I realized that American media didn't really openly cover the grisly reality of Hurricane Katrina (and other US natural disaster as well). Yet ironically when a disaster strikes off of US land the 'corpse coverage' reigns in quite high in US media. Granted, Hurricane Katrina hit the US very hard and highlighting these areas tends to make FEMA and the US response to the storms toll even worse (it was already pretty bad, and they didn't need any extra icing on that 'cake'). Alas, years later the photos surfaced of the horrifying conditions that New Orleans natives had to endure is quite unsettling- and knowing that help didn't arrive for days is heartbreaking. 

"I remember the riots in Watts. I remember the earthquake in San Francisco. I remember a lot of things. I have never seen anything as badly handled as this situation in New Orleans. Where the hell is the water for these people? Why can't sandwiches be dropped to those people in that Superdome down there? It's a disgrace. And don't think the world isn't watching." - James Cafferty - CNN News

[People walk by a dead body on a street in New Orleans, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005.Thousands of area residents still remain in the besieged city but military assistance has improved and people are being evacuated by air and bus. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)]

[Members of the 82nd Airborne walk past the body of a dead man on Union in downtown New Orleans Wednesday, Sept.7, 2005. Law enforcement officials were uncertain of the cause of death. . (AP Photo/The Times, Greg Pearson)]

[Chickasaw Nation Search and Rescuer, Casey Kelley, looks on as his rescue boat makes it's way past a home with a dead body floating in the front yard in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Barbara Davidson)]

[Patricia Jefferson Joseph cries after viewing A dead body at left just outside the historic French Quarter in New Orleans, La., Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)]

[A blue quilt covers the body of a Hurricane Katrina flood victim underneath Interstate 10 in New Orleans on Friday, Sept. 9, 2005. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)]

[The body of a man lies less than a quarter of a mile from the French Market in New Orleans Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005. Louisiana State Police say it appeared the white male was strangled. (AP Photo/The Times, Greg Pearson)]

[A body lies on the corner of Washington Avenue and S. Carrollton Avenue Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Irwin Thompson)]

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P.F.S. Links for the Curious

Cryptome's Eyeballing Katrina's Dead  

The Guardian - Why did help take so long to arrive? 

2013 - The Year Without a 'Cane

Le Sigh, Hurricane Season is Over 

The Last Four Atlantic Hurricane Seasons

Well that was a bit of a disappointment to say the least. The Atlantic 2013 hurricane season began this year with its first storm Tropical Storm Andrea a mere five days after its start. What was forecasted to be a busy season in the TSR review (Tropical Storm Risk Review) was actually well below average but the Atlantic basin was not alone. Even the last below average season the Atlantic saw in 2009 had a whole lot more action than the 2013 season did - 2009 Summary.

This season produced barely a hurricane, with only two forming that either didn't hit US land (Hurricane Ingrid - Mexico), or barely sustained hurricane status for long (Hurricanes Ingrid & Humberto). The tropical storm total rang low this year as well with a total of 13 tropical storms compared to last years 20 tropical storms and 10 hurricanes. Below is a closer look at the ACE data, or the Accumulated Cyclone Energy which uses wind measurements to both measure a storm and an entire season.

2013 World Hurricane Season At A Glance

Atlantic Hurricane Season - ACE - Below Normal - 28% of Average

Pacific Hurricane Season -  MEAN ACE - Below Normal - EST 77% of Average

Global Hurricane Season - ACE - 74% of Average

With no El Nino surface temperatures it has been difficult for forecasters and meteorologists to pin down exactly why this season has slowed down. This years slump also has meteorologists questioning whether or not climate change matters should be factored in at all, with many adding that this level of inactivity has never been seen with ocean conditions as they were this year. In June of 2014 we will usher in the next hurricane season, I have my fingers crossed that it's not as unremarkable as this season was & hope that I can bring the Video/Live Coverage back with some cool stuff.

Until Next Year!

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P.F.S. Links for the Curious

2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season 

ACE GUIDE 

2013 Hurricane Season Storm Names!

Hurricane Season is Here!

And below we have our 2013 storm names!

The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1st and ends November 30th.

The Pacific hurricane season* begins May 15th and ends November 30th.

So which Atlantic Name do you think will achieve hurricane status first?

My money's on Dorian.

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*Pacific hurricane coverage limited to US landfalls and significant storm systems.