Hurricane Hurricane Chris (Atlantic)

[WesL]

Off the coast of the Carolinas and looks to be an express storm to nowhere. Still good to knock the dust tropical system tracking skills.

Tropical Depression Three Advisory Number 1
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL032018
500 PM EDT Fri Jul 06 2018

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS WELL OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST...
...EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...32.2N 73.8W
ABOUT 230 MI...370 KM SSE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1016 MB...30.01 INCHES

 

[Mike S]

 

[Kory]

Chris will likely become a hurricane and potentially make a run at category 3 if conditions are right as it accelerates NE away from the East Coast.

Who had 3-2-1 on the season...or even 3-2-0 by the second week of July? The Atlantic is laughing at those who said it was bound for a quiet season...

 

[akt1985]

Will Chris be extratropical before reaching Newfoundland?

 

[WesL]

Slowly going nowhere...

...CHRIS FINALLY MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE UNITED STATES...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.1N 73.1W
ABOUT 200 MI...320 KM SE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB...29.33 INCHES

 

[Mike S]

 

[Mike S]

Cat 2!

BULLETIN
Hurricane Chris Advisory Number 18
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL032018
1100 PM EDT Tue Jul 10 2018

...CHRIS RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS INTO A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE...


SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.2N 71.4W
ABOUT 245 MI...390 KM ESE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 1285 MI...2070 KM SW OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 50 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.65 INCHES