Alberto (one)

billy the squid

Looks from forcasts like a Florida Panhandle bound storm. Not forcast to become a hurricane though by the looks of it, however a named storm looks certain.

here is the map

...FIRST TROPICAL DEPRESSION OF THE 2006 SEASON FORMS IN THE
NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...

TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF
PINAR DEL RIO AND ISLE OF YOUTH.

Advisory : http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/101312.shtml

NHC Forcast Map : http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/130629.shtml?5day

Other Models : http://www.sfwmd.gov/org/omd/ops/weather/plots/storm_01.gif

NWS (USA) weather Radar : http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=BYX&product=N0Z&overlay=11101111&loop=no

note: if you have visited this thread before, you might have to refresh the page to update the map.

Danno

Are we expecting another bumper season???

billy the squid

Dammit i am unable to change the thread title for some reason. oh well

Say hello to ALBERTO.

Will update the map in a moment. If there is a mod out there could they change the thread title for me to ALBERTO (One)

billy the squid

Danno wrote:

Are we expecting another bumper season???

I am not sure if it will be as busy as it was last year. It got off to a slightly slower start this year than it did last year. Still it is pretty soon to be having a Trop storm now.. looks like it has shifted also to a western Florida peninsula hit.

fatherdougalmag

The NHC say that they expect a 'very active' season. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2634.htm

billy the squid

I wonder what the odds are of us getting another vince in the north eastern region of the atlantic.

billy the squid

billy the squid wrote:

If there is a mod out there could they change the thread title for me to ALBERTO (One)

Thread title changed.

(if at all possible I would like the week after next to be tropical storm/hurricane free as I'll be in st lucia and Barbados \o/)

billy the squid

Earthman wrote:

Thread title changed.

Ta much

(if at all possible I would like the week after next to be tropical storm/hurricane free as I'll be in st lucia and Barbados \o/)

Nice.

Tropical storm watch has been issued for the west florida peninsula.

More stuff

Tracking map from UNISYS : http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atlantic/2006/ALBERTO/track.gif

Media
970 WFLA Tampa Florida
http://www.970wfla.com/pages/listenlive.html
Windows Media Player

fatherdougalmag

Forecast to become a hurricane later today.

billy the squid

That would go with the hurricane warning that has been issued for the west coast of the florida peninsula. I am expecting some video streams to come online now that it is forcast to become a hurricane, If i find them I will post them here.

billy the squid

WESH 2 Orlando Florida WeatherPlus. Likely to change to live streaming of the channel when the storm draws closer.

http://www.wesh.com/video/4506970/index.html
Will only work in Internet explorer.

Webcams
St. Petersberg
http://www.tampabays10.com/travel/traffic/cams.aspx

Tampa Bay
http://www.wtvt.com/skycam.htm
http://www.utampa.edu/aboutUT/tampabay/earthcam.html

Pensicola
http://www.visitpensacolabeach.com/webcam.htm

Pamama City
http://chateau-motel.com/cam/

Radio:
NewsRadio 1270 Tallihasee FL
http://www.wnls.com/pages/streaming.html
Windows media player required.

billy the squid

Just to update, Hurricane Warning is in effect for the north western coast of Florida. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for north eastern coast of Florida and Eastern Georgia.

boardsdotie

looks like its heading for us !!!!

billy the squid

Nah, by the time it gets here, and that is if it gets here it will be nothing more than a rainy day.

Most of the time, the forcast track veers to the north and the storm becomes extratropical.

Anyways, Alberto made landfall in the panhandle today and is currently located in Georgia. I would imagine the next advisory at 10am will have it somewhere in South Carolina as a Tropical Depression.

Short but sweet.

Moving on however, and Earthman's holiday to St Lucia will be a wet one with two tropical waves heading his way.

A VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE IS PRODUCING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA... MUCH OF THE LESSER
ANTILLES... AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS. ALTHOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS ARE UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE...
AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY THAT COULD BRING BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS... PUERTO RICO... AND
HISPANIOLA AS THE WAVE MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 20 TO 25 MPH.

ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1350 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN
WINDWARD ISLANDS IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THIS SYSTEM
REMAINS BROAD AND DISORGANIZED... AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

Possible candidates for Beryl and Chris? we will just have to wait and see.

Forcasts on the tropical waves do not predict tropical cyclone formation, however expect to see plenty of rain in those parts of the world.

Snowbie

Tropics are too quiet.