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The Hurricane Hunters have arrived!

Posted by deanna on June 20, 2011, 1:41 pm, in reply to "Tropical Storm Beatriz"
187.146.115.164


Can't remember ever having them on this side of the pond
before - yahoo!


BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM BEATRIZ INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A
1100 AM PDT MON JUN 20 2011

...HURRICANE HUNTERS APPROACHING THE CENTER OF BEATRIZ...

LOCATION...16.6N 103.4W
ABOUT 125 MI...200 KM SW OF LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO ABOUT 175 MI...285 KM SSE OF MANZANILLO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.38 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE

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AT 1100 AM PDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BEATRIZ WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 103.4 WEST. BEATRIZ IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF BEATRIZ IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE COAST WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND BEATRIZ IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.

AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING BEATRIZ AND WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE STRENGTH OF THE STORM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.


NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.





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