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Sunday Evening Update On Tropical Storm Ian

Rob Lightbown
Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2022 6:10 pm
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Even though my overall forecast of Ian has not changed at all, I do have some items I’ve noticed while reviewing the data this afternoon. It seems that some dry air infiltrated Ian throughout the day today. This has led more »

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Ian Is Expected To Begin To Rapidly Strengthen By Tonight & Monday; Ian Is Expected To Be A Major Hurricane When It Heads For A Landfall Somewhere Near Cedar Key, Florida On Thursday

Rob Lightbown
Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2022 11:32 am
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Tropical Storm Ian: 11 am EDT/10 am CDT Statistics: Location: 15.2 North Latitude, 79.8 West Longitude or about 300 miles to the south-southeast of Grand Cayman. Maximum Winds: 50 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 1001 Millibars or 29.56 Inches. Forward Movement: more »

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Late Saturday Night Update On Tropical Storm Ian

Rob Lightbown
Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Saturday, September 24, 2022 11:34 pm
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A late Saturday Night update for our Crown Weather Plus subscribers for Tropical Storm Ian – All-in-all, my thoughts from earlier today on Ian have not changed. Satellite imagery this evening indicated that there has been occasional deep convection occurring more »

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Ian Is Expected To Rapidly Strengthen Throughout This Weekend & Will Be Near Major Hurricane Strength By The Time It Reaches The Cayman Islands Early Monday; Ian May Then Be A Major Hurricane By The Time It Heads For Either The West Coast Of Florida By Mid-Week Or The Panhandle Of Florida Late Next Week

Rob Lightbown
Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Saturday, September 24, 2022 2:14 pm
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Tropical Storm Ian: 2 pm EDT/1 pm CDT Statistics: Location: 14.2 North Latitude, 75.8 West Longitude or about 505 miles to the southeast of Grand Cayman. Maximum Winds: 45 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 1003 Millibars or 29.62 Inches. Forward Movement: more »

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Danielle Becomes A Hurricane Over The North Atlantic Well West Of The Azores; Future Track Of Invest 91-L For Next Week Remains Very Uncertain

Rob Lightbown
Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Friday, September 2, 2022 12:52 pm
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Hurricane Danielle: 11 am EDT/10 am CDT Statistics: Location: 37.9 North Latitude, 43.3 West Longitude or about 885 miles to the west of the Azores. Maximum Winds: 75 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 992 Millibars or 29.30 Inches. Forward Movement: West more »

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Tropical Depression #5 Forms Well West Of The Azores & Likely Will Become Tropical Storm Danielle By Tonight; Invest 91-L Is Still Expected To Pass Safely North Of The Leeward Islands & Puerto Rico

Rob Lightbown
Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Thursday, September 1, 2022 9:34 am
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Tropical Depression #5: 5 am EDT/4 am CDT Statistics: Location: 38.1 North Latitude, 45.0 West Longitude or about 975 miles to the west of the Azores. Maximum Winds: 35 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 1013 Millibars or 29.92 Inches. Forward Movement: more »

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Disorganized & Elongated Invest 91-L Located Over The Central Tropical Atlantic Is Still Expected To Pass Safely North Of The Lesser Antilles Late This Week

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 11:55 am
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Invest 91-L Located Over The Central Tropical Atlantic: Invest 91-L continues to be an elongated and disorganized mess today. That said, satellite imagery indicates that there are bursts of convection occurring on the southwest and northeast sides of the entire more »

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Disorganized & Elongated Invest 91-L Located Over The Central Tropical Atlantic Is Likely To Pass Safely North Of The Lesser Antilles Late This Week

Rob Lightbown
Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Monday, August 29, 2022 4:51 pm
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Invest 91-L Located Over The Central Tropical Atlantic: Invest 91-L is a disorganized and elongated mess of a disturbance today. Satellite imagery indicates that 91L is an elongated mess right now with competing clusters of thunderstorms. In addition, the low more »

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Invest 91-L Located Over The Central Tropical Atlantic Is Very Near Tropical Depression Strength, But Slow Development Is Still Likely Over The Next Several Days

Rob Lightbown
Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2022 5:05 pm
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Invest 91-L Located Over The Central Tropical Atlantic: Current satellite imagery and satellite derived wind data indicates that Invest 91-L has an elongated area of low pressure that’s located near about 14 North Latitude, 45 West Longitude. This center is more »

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