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Forecasters Monitor Tropical Wave

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says a tropical wave in the western Atlantic Ocean northeast of Puerto Rico had a high chance - greater than 50 percent - of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
The Hurricane Centre says the system had become better organised and upper-level winds were expected to become more […]

Hurricane Bill gains strength

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Weather forecasters say Hurricane Bill could soon be upgraded to a major storm.
The latest update from the Miami-based National Hurricane Centre said Bill, a category two storm, was 635 miles east of the Leeward Islands, packing winds of 110 miles per hour. The storm is expected reach Bermuda later this week.
The island’s emergency measures organisation […]

Researchers Cut Storm Forecast

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Weather forecasters at the Colorado State University have reduced their forecast for the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season.
The research team on Tuesday predicted that ten tropical storms will form, with four strengthening into hurricanes.
That’s down from their June prediction of 11 tropical storms with five hurricanes.

Two Tropical Disturbances Form In The Atlantic

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

DORAL (CBS4) - Two tropical disturbances emerged in the Atlantic both with the potential to grow into tropical depressions, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Click the link to watch a video update of the tropics as of August 12th, 2008.
One system was centered about 650 miles east of St. Lucia and Dominica and was moving […]

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