Tomas regains hurricane strength in the open Atlantic (7:15PM EDT on 11/6)
Posted by Chris in Tampa on 11/6/2010, 7:23 pm
| HURRICANE TOMAS TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010 715 PM AST SAT NOV 06 2010 ...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT TOMAS HAS REGAINED HURRICANE STRENGTH... SHORTLY BEFORE 700 PM AST...2300 UTC...A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATED THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN TOMAS HAVE INCREASED TO 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...MAKING TOMAS A HURRICANE AGAIN. DETAILS WILL FOLLOW IN A SPECIAL ADVISORY TO BE ISSUED BY 800 PM AST...0000 UTC. SUMMARY OF 715 PM AST...2315 UTC...INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...24.8N 69.8W ABOUT 250 MI...400 KM NNE OF GRAND TURK ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...25 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...986 MB...29.11 INCHES $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN/BROWN  Image reflects what vortex message said, but the NHC went with a lower pressure. (Dropsonde had 989mb, but with 33 knots of wind) |
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