Tropical Storm Arthur Forms East of Florida 7/1/14 (warm, temperatures, cyclone)

[Cambium]

Cape/MA Islands had 3 blizzard warnings in 1 winter. Now they could be getting sustained tropical storm force winds.

[Cambium]

WRF Model was the 1st one to say it would be a Cat 1 days ago. And there it is... Hurricane force winds extend out 25 miles from center. Tropical Storm force 90 miles from Center. 985mb pressure.


NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012014
500 AM EDT THU JUL 03 2014

...ARTHUR NOW A HURRICANE...
...EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS TONIGHT...


SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...31.3N 79.1W
ABOUT 340 MI...545 KM SW OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 190 MI...305 KM SSW OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB...29.09 INCHES


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ARTHUR WAS
LOCATED BY HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND NOAA DOPPLER RADARS NEAR
LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST. ARTHUR IS MOVING TOWARD
THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH AN
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A FURTHER
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CORE OF ARTHUR IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE COAST IN THE
HURRICANE WARNING AREA TONIGHT.

DATA FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75
MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING
IS FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90
MILES...150 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.

[elnina]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Almost Cat 1 now...

Upgraded to Hurricane Cat1 now:

[Cambium]

Max wind gust forecast from MHX. Not a big area of over 60mph but enough for evacuations to be underway Outer banks. They're expecting 98mph wind gusts on barrier islands. Think of the surge of water also. Hope those folks are ready and tourists stay away.

[Spazkat9696]

I predict it's all hype as usual and we'll get a little wind and rain. In the meantime my phone is blowing up with alerts, the weather alert crawl has been scrolling across the TV for hours, and the local news has gone I to full disaster hype...

[Cambium]

Arthur now maxing 90mph sustained winds around the center!

Up to 6 foot Storm Surge for locations in North Carolina coast. Use link to zoom in.

Hurricane ARTHUR





View from ~260 miles above the Bahamas, aboard the ISS




twitter.com/BrooksKHOU/status/484734207525003264

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by Spazkat9696

I predict it's all hype as usual and we'll get a little wind and rain. In the meantime my phone is blowing up with alerts, the weather alert crawl has been scrolling across the TV for hours, and the local news has gone I to full disaster hype...

Agree but then you have those who die and get injured so most of what you see is for them. Be grateful your smart enough to understand the consequences or impacts.

Also it may seem like hype because we have so many sources now. My Twitter feed is lit up from hundreds of sources but to some people they might only see 1 or 2 things. Lol

And always know what areas are prone to what. this is mostly for coastal communities. l Hope nothing too bad for you. Stay safe. Keep us posted.

[nei]

Is this rather early for a hurricane? Or is just that this one is near land?

[tweetyluvzme]

It is not early, season just began. Been getting some good rains inland in Raleigh

[Cambium]

Season began June 1st. Probably late with this being the first one.
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With dewpoints in the 70s and a Hurricane barreling down it sure must feel tropical there. Well defined Eye. What a structure!!!