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- An Early Welcome to the 2012 Hurricane Season
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- By Jack Hunter <wb7adc at onelinkpr.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 21:43:34 -0400
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The "Official" start of the hurricane season is still a tad under 2
weeks away and overnight we get a storm go from nada to the first named
storm ALBERTO. To top it off, it's popped up in a most unusual place,
off the coast of North/South Carolina. But then again, invest 92L
popped up in an unusual place this year also. By what I've read,
tropical storms should be brewing up a storm in the Western Gulf of
Mexico. I guess this is a year it's anyone's guess as to where they'll
pop up. Maybe it's a warning to get our stuff together and be ready for
if not a busy season, certainly an odd one.
Closer to home, no real rain in my local here on the north side of PR,
but radar shows a North/South line on showers from just east of San Juan
all the way down to about Humacau. Temps are hanging around 80 and winds
are light out of the NW. San Juan Airport is reporting winds out of the
East at 6 kts. It has been nice today to have a day without rain,
although it can't be said for the whole island, we were just lucky to
have the showers miss us today.
Don't think I need to run to the local store and buy tons of milk, bread
and onions, but certainly time to prod the in-laws to get off the couch
and get moving on making preparations.
Until later.....
Jack
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- 1 for the Money, 2 for the Show, 3 to get ready.......
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- By Jack Hunter <wb7adc at onelinkpr.net>
- Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 16:39:58 -0400
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I'm surprised about Invest 92L forming a) so early and b) so far north.
On the other hand, I'm not so surprised with Invest 90 SW of Mexico. We
may be in for an early show of Western Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico tropical
storms. Time to get out the tracking maps, check what need to be done
to be ready for the H******** season.
Closer to home, Puerto Rico is relatively quiet (especially after the
Cotto/Maryweather fight)! Temps here on the North coast hover around
the 90 deg (F) mark with hazy skies. Local radar shows isolated
showers/T-Storms in the Mayaguez area and in the central mountains.
Winds at a local reporting station show winds 10 - 15 West, clocking to
the North.
Later ya'll,
Jack
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