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Philippe Will Bring Tropical Storm Conditions To Bermuda On Friday

Rob Lightbown
Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Thursday, October 5, 2023 12:45 pm
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Tropical Storm Philippe: 11 am EDT/10 am CDT Statistics: Location: 25.6 North Latitude, 66.3 West Longitude or about 470 miles to the south of Bermuda. Maximum Winds: 50 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 1005 Millibars or 29.68 Inches. Forward Movement: North more »

Continue Reading Philippe Will Bring Tropical Storm Conditions To Bermuda On Friday

Philippe Will Continue To Bring Heavy Flooding Rain To The Virgin Islands Today With The Storm Likely To Affect Bermuda On Friday

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 10:12 am
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Tropical Storm Philippe: 5 am EDT/4 am CDT Statistics: Location: 20.5 North Latitude, 65.5 West Longitude or about 815 miles to the south of Bermuda. Maximum Winds: 45 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 1004 Millibars or 29.65 Inches. Forward Movement: Northwest more »

Continue Reading Philippe Will Continue To Bring Heavy Flooding Rain To The Virgin Islands Today With The Storm Likely To Affect Bermuda On Friday

Philippe Will Continue To Bring Heavy Flooding Rain To The Leeward & Northern Windward Islands With Heavy Rain Expected To Spread Into The Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico During This Afternoon & Tonight; I’m Also Going To Be Watching For Possible Tropical Mischief In The Area Around The Western Caribbean, The Southern Gulf Of Mexico & The Southwest North Atlantic Towards Mid-Month

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 12:57 pm
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Tropical Storm Philippe: 11 am EDT/10 am CDT Statistics: Location: 18.9 North Latitude, 63.9 West Longitude or about 80 miles to the east-northeast of St. Thomas. Maximum Winds: 45 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 1004 Millibars or 29.65 Inches. Forward Movement: more »

Continue Reading Philippe Will Continue To Bring Heavy Flooding Rain To The Leeward & Northern Windward Islands With Heavy Rain Expected To Spread Into The Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico During This Afternoon & Tonight; I’m Also Going To Be Watching For Possible Tropical Mischief In The Area Around The Western Caribbean, The Southern Gulf Of Mexico & The Southwest North Atlantic Towards Mid-Month

Tropical Storms Philippe & Rina Continues To Be Attached To Each Other & It Now Appears Neither One Pose Any Sort Of A Threat

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Friday, September 29, 2023 1:50 pm
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Tropical Storm Philippe & Tropical Storm Rina: Tropical Storms Philippe and Rina are now attached to each other and it appears that they will interact with each other for several more days. What looks like will happen over the next more »

Continue Reading Tropical Storms Philippe & Rina Continues To Be Attached To Each Other & It Now Appears Neither One Pose Any Sort Of A Threat

The Interaction Between Philippe & Rina Continues To Make For A Very Uncertain Forecast; Because Of This Interests In The Northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico Should Continue To Monitor The Progress Of Philippe

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2023 3:23 pm
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Tropical Storm Philippe & Tropical Storm Rina: Given the expected interaction between Tropical Storms Philippe and Rina, I’m going to lump them together. I wanted to start this by saying that the forecast tracks of both Philippe and Rina are more »

Continue Reading The Interaction Between Philippe & Rina Continues To Make For A Very Uncertain Forecast; Because Of This Interests In The Northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico Should Continue To Monitor The Progress Of Philippe

The Forecast Of Tropical Storm Philippe Has Become A Lot More Uncertain & Because Of This Interests In The Northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico Should Monitor The Progress Of Philippe

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 6:18 pm
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Tropical Storm Philippe: 5 pm EDT/4 pm CDT Statistics: Location: 17.7 North Latitude, 54.0 West Longitude or about 600 miles to the east of the northern Leeward Islands. Maximum Winds: 50 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 998 Millibars or 29.47 Inches. more »

Continue Reading The Forecast Of Tropical Storm Philippe Has Become A Lot More Uncertain & Because Of This Interests In The Northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico Should Monitor The Progress Of Philippe

Philippe Is Expected To Weaken While Invest 91-L Is Likely To Strengthen Over The Next Few Days; Tropical Development Is A Possibility Near The East Coast Of The United States Next Week & The Western Caribbean May Need To Be Watched For Tropical Development During Early & Mid October

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 1:38 pm
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Tropical Storm Philippe is struggling to hang on due to strong west-southwesterly wind shear. It is actually expected that Philippe will continue to weaken and fall apart as it passes to the north of the Caribbean by this weaken. Meanwhile, more »

Continue Reading Philippe Is Expected To Weaken While Invest 91-L Is Likely To Strengthen Over The Next Few Days; Tropical Development Is A Possibility Near The East Coast Of The United States Next Week & The Western Caribbean May Need To Be Watched For Tropical Development During Early & Mid October

Tropical Storm Ophelia Made Landfall In Eastern North Carolina Early This Morning & Is Now Moving Inland Into Southeastern Virginia; Tropical Depression #17 Has Formed Over The Central Tropical Atlantic

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Saturday, September 23, 2023 2:31 pm
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Tropical Storm Ophelia: 2 pm EDT/1 pm CDT Statistics: Location: 36.2 North Latitude, 77.3 West Longitude or about 95 miles to the south of Richmond, Virginia. Maximum Winds: 45 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 993 Millibars or 29.32 Inches. Forward Movement: more »

Continue Reading Tropical Storm Ophelia Made Landfall In Eastern North Carolina Early This Morning & Is Now Moving Inland Into Southeastern Virginia; Tropical Depression #17 Has Formed Over The Central Tropical Atlantic

Tropical Storm Ophelia Is Expected To Make Landfall In Eastern North Carolina Saturday Morning; Invest 90-L Over The East-Central Tropical Atlantic Likely To Miss The Lesser Antilles & Curve Northward

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Friday, September 22, 2023 2:55 pm
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Tropical Storm Ophelia: 2 pm EDT/1 pm CDT Statistics: Location: 32.7 North Latitude, 76.0 West Longitude or about 150 miles to the southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina. Maximum Winds: 60 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 992 Millibars or 29.29 Inches. more »

Continue Reading Tropical Storm Ophelia Is Expected To Make Landfall In Eastern North Carolina Saturday Morning; Invest 90-L Over The East-Central Tropical Atlantic Likely To Miss The Lesser Antilles & Curve Northward

Increasing Likelihood Of Tropical Development Near The South Carolina & North Carolina Coast By Saturday; Tropical Development Is Looking More Likely Over The Eastern Into The Central Tropical Atlantic This Weekend Or Early Next Week

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Thursday, September 21, 2023 9:04 am
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Area Of Disturbed Weather Located To The East Of The Florida Peninsula (Now Invest 99-L): Satellite imagery today reveals that an area of disturbed weather is developing to the east of the Florida Peninsula with disorganized showers and thunderstorms present. more »

Continue Reading Increasing Likelihood Of Tropical Development Near The South Carolina & North Carolina Coast By Saturday; Tropical Development Is Looking More Likely Over The Eastern Into The Central Tropical Atlantic This Weekend Or Early Next Week