Month: October 2011

HURRICANE RINA was upgraded to Category 2 storm overnight and will most likely reach Major category within 24 hours, but the upper level shear and dry air that the storm will be encountering soon will change the track of the storm into an area where additional strengthening may be limited. However, persons in the south half of Florida should be watching this storm’s progress because even as a weakening storm – there could be huge amounts of rain and potential lowlands flooding this weekend and into early November.

For up to the minute official advisories and information, please visit the NHC website in Miami:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

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“THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL ADVISORY. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here in this Unofficial Advisory.”

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Tropical Storm Rina developed in the west central Caribbean Sea over the weekend. This storm is encountering upper level wind shear, however, it is nearly stationary which means that the shear will move out of the area in a few days while leaving the potential for this storm to increase in intensity later this week. Some of the NHC tracking models are showing a western Florida involvement sometime close to Nov. 02 to Nov. 04. Other models are showing that this storm will turn westerly and dissipate over the land areas of eastern Mexico. It is much too early to project accurate tracking past this Saturday, October 29, but we will post any information as it becomes available.

For up to the minute official advisories and information, please visit the NHC website in Miami:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

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“THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL ADVISORY. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here in this Unofficial Advisory.”

http://www.wootaah.blogspot.com

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