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Tropical Storm Eugene

Date August 1, 2011 at 16:44

At 800 am PDT the center of Tropical Storm Eugene was located near latitude 12.3 north…longitude 103.9 west. Eugene is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph/17 km/h and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 48 hours. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph/100 km/h with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days and Eugene could become a hurricane by tonight. Read the rest of this entry »

Happy birthday weather forecast

Date August 1, 2011 at 16:39

Today sees the 150th birthday of public weather forecasts. The world’s first public weather forecast was published on the 1st August 1861 and for the last 150 years the Met Office have continued to provide forecasts for the nation. Starting with the lines “general weather probable in the next two days”, the short piece which appeared in The Times in 1861 was a bold move which started forecasting as we know it today. It was put together by Robert FitzRoy, a captain in the Royal Navy and a pioneer in the field of meteorology who headed up the department which later became the Met Office. Read the rest of this entry »

Dora now a category one hurricane

Date July 22, 2011 at 14:13

At 1200 UTC the center of Hurricane Dora was located near latitude 19.2 north, longitude 109.2 west, about 255 mi/415 km S of Cabo San Lucas Mexico, maximum sustained winds 90 mph/150 km/h
present movement NW or 315 degrees at 9 mph/15 km/h. This motion is expected to continue for the next two days. On the forecast track Dora is expected to pass south of Baja California.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 90 mph/150 km/h with higher gusts. Dora is now a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale.
Continued weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours and Dora could become a tropical storm by tonight. Read the rest of this entry »

Dora weakening but still a powerful hurricane

Date July 22, 2011 at 2:41

At 0000 UTC the eye of Hurricane Dora was located near latitude 18.0 north, longitude 107.9 west. About 355 km SW of Cabo Corrientes Mexico, 585 km SSE of Cabo San Lucas Mexico. Dora is moving toward the northwest near 15 km/h and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 220 km/h with higher gusts. Dora is a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Slow weakening is likely tonight with a more rapid decrease in winds forecast on Friday.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 85 km from the center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 240 km. Estimated minimum central pressure is 935 mb. Read the rest of this entry »

Dora expected to become a major hurricane

Date July 20, 2011 at 15:45

Dora expected to become a major hurricane by tomorrow should remain offshore of southwestern Mexico. At 1500 UTC the center of Hurricane Dora was located near latitude 14.9 north longitude 103.0 west. Dora is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph…30 km/h. A turn toward the northwest and a gradual decrease in forward are expected over the next 48 hours. On the forecast track the center of Dora is expected to move nearly parallel to the coast of southwestern Mexico over the next couple of days. Read the rest of this entry »