Month: November 2015

In keeping with our office policy of mentioning helpful hints to keep our readers safe and secure in many ways, especially now in the face of increasing terrorist activity, today we are quoting from the US State Department News Release below. If you are traveling domestically or internationally, please be extra observant and cautious.
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Worldwide Travel Alert Issued 23 November 2015:

The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats. Current information suggests that ISIL (aka Da’esh or ISIS), al-Qa’ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions. These attacks may employ a wide variety of tactics, using conventional and non-conventional weapons and targeting both official and private interests. This Travel Alert expires on 24 February 2016.

The entire news release can be read here:

http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings/worldwide-travel-alert.html

Tropical Storm Kate formed in the region between Hispaniola and the Bahamas. This Tropical Storm will be moved away from the US East Coast by a cold front that it is currently encountering. Since this storm will not be making a coastal landfall in the US, this will be our only mention of Tropical Storm Kate.

Please use the NHC link below for current official advisories:

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

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“These are not official advisories. 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.”

https://gulfstorm.net/

Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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With November upon us and only a few weeks remaining in the 2015 Atlantic Tropical Storm and Hurricane Season , the probability of the formation of significant Tropical Storms is lessening each day.  The east Pacific “El Nino” effect has helped in reducing the frequency of strong Atlantic origin Tropical Storms this season.  While there is always the possibility of a late season storm,  we are not currently seeing any indications of conditions that would produce such storms.  However, our staff at the Tropical Storm Research Center will continue to monitor conditions through the first week in December and we will report anything of interest.

Thank you for using our website and viewing our unofficial advisories. For off season inland weather information, please click on our “Blog” tab at the top right of our main page for an interactive map that will provide local and regional weather advisories. You can also use this link:   National Weather Service Interactive Map

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“These are not official advisories. 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.”

https://gulfstorm.net/

Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama.

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