Ophelia Becomes a Hurricane

September 8, 2005, 3:14 pm
Posted by J.B. Elliott in Tropical Weather
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She was upgraded to hurricane status in the 4 o'clock advisory (CDT) from the National Hurricane Center. She becomes the seventh hurricane of the season.

But she is not moving.

The center was still about 70 miles ENE of Cape Canaveral. That is near latitude 28.6N, longitude 79.5W if want to plot her on your hurricane tracking chart. Sustained winds 75 mph with higher gusts.

She may start a slow NE movement in the next 24 hours. She may also grow stronger.

So, we now have three hurricanes in progress in the Atlantic. Don't think that is a record. I believe once in the past that we had four hurricanes at one time.
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Posted by  
on September 8, 2005, 4:03 pm
I am looking at a Sea Surface Temps map of the Atlantic and the waters off the coast of Africa are showing 80 degrees on up, is this going to increase chances of the next wave that comes off the coast becoming a tropical system or is this normal for this time of the year?..

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Posted by Josh  
on September 8, 2005, 4:32 pm
Ophelia on the 12z GFS shows the loop again.

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Posted by  
on September 8, 2005, 5:58 pm
JB:

Didnt know if you realized that today is the 105th anniversary of the Galveston hurricane. Now probably the 2nd worst natural disaster in US history...although it bears remembering.

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Posted by  
on September 8, 2005, 8:15 pm
Scott...
Sure did remember. Can't forget that. However, someone had written a story a few days ago on the blog (possibly Bill Murray)

I am afraid Hurricane Katrina will leave a legacy as bad or worse the Great 1900 hurricane at Galveston.

No way in the world to get an accurrate death toll from Katrina. While the accepted total for Gavveston is 8,000, some say the total was closer to 12,000 with the additional several thousand fatalities inland.

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