Friday, September 30, 2011
Still no threat to the U.S., but Phillippe looks suspect.
The storm that’s lingered in the Atlantic for the last 10 days, has gained significant strength over the last few days, but forecasters say there is no chance Hurricane Ophelia will impact the U.S. Phillippe, on the other hand, was the storm no forecaster expected to come anywhere close to the U.S., but it’s now on a westerly course that should be watched for the next week. Follow the latest updates on Ophelia. Follow the latest updates on Phillippe. Forecasters cast doubt on Phillippe ever reaching the U.S. coast as a tropical cyclone, but the Weather Channel said the storm could die out and then re-strengthen over the next week, much like Hurricane Ophelia. On Friday, the National Hurricane Center declared Ophelia the third major …
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Phillippe has a scary new path, but forecasters say not to worry.
Two tropical storms continue to churn in the Atlantic this week, but forecasters say neither will have much impact on the mainland United States, despite altered paths that show both traveling in a more westerly direction. Late Tuesday, forecasters again declared that Ophelia is a tropical storm and could potentially reach hurricane status. Follow the latest updates on Ophelia. Follow the latest updates on Phillippe. East of Ophelia is Tropical Storm Phllippe, which has weakened significantly over the last few days, but its path has shifted more westerly. Ophelia is “forecast to become a hurricane by the end of the week,” wrote the Weather Channel. “It is drifting northwestward east of the Leeward Islands, and is forecast to turn northward…
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Two storms in the Atlantic, but no threats for the U.S. mainland.
Ophelia, you’re one tough gal. All along forecasters have said the Tropical Storm lacked the proper structure and faced tough odds of survival against strong winds in the Caribbean. After dying out over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center now says Ophelia has an 80 percent chance of reforming into a tropical storm off the Northern Leeward Islands. Follow the latest updates on Ophelia. The 8 a.m. Tuesday advisory says the remnants of Ophelia are producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms, but it's not likely to impact the mainland U.S. “Surface and satellite observations indicate that the system has a broad circulation and upper-level winds appear somewhat conducive for circulation,” the Hurricane Center forecaster wrote. …
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Still no threat to mainland U.S.; But now there is No. 17.
Tropical Storm Ophelia is the storm that just won’t die. But despite gaining strength at the start of this weekend, its threats are still minimal. The storm has struggled in strong winds late this week, but as that wind shear died out on Friday, Ophelia gained power. “After struggling early Friday morning, Tropical Storm Ophelia made a comeback,” wrote one Weather Channel forecaster. “That said, the environment ahead of Ophelia doesn't appear very favorable for significant additional strengthening into the weekend.” Ophelia still poses no threat to the mainland United States, forecasters said. Follow the latest updates on Ophelia. The five-day prediction from the National Hurricane Center shows the storm crossing the Leeward Islands, the U…
Friday, September 23, 2011
Storm struggles to hang on, but it could gain strength.
Tropical Storm Ophelia is struggling to maintain a solid formation and may degenerate over the next few days, forecasters said late Thursday evening. Follow the latest updates on Ophelia. By Monday, the storm will be northwest of Puerto Rico, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is currently 1,000 miles off the coast of the Leeward Islands, according to the Weather Channel. There are no warnings to any islands, and no forecaster is predicting the storm will make landfall in the mainland United States. But forecasters say its surprising Ophelia is hanging on despite unfavorable wind conditions, so the storm should be completely discounted. “You would think that Ophelia would not survive in an environment like this, but it is often…
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tropical Storm is facing strong winds as it approaches the Caribbean.
Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthened some overnight and into Wednesday, but forecasters predict some leveling off in strength, and already today the storm’s strength has plateaued. Follow the latest updates on Ophelia. Ophelia is expected to continue a westward path and will gradually turn toward the west-northwest on Friday, according to a 5 p.m. forecast from the National Hurricane Center. “Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours,” the forecaster wrote. “Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 230 miles … from the center of the storm.” Thursday afternoon, the storm was producing average winds of 38 mph with wind gusts of 45 mph. The Weather Channel casts doubt on Ophelia ever impacting the U.S. and says it …
Tropical storm is the 15th named storm this season; poses little threat currently.
It’s been more than a week since a named tropical storm hovered in the Atlantic, but a late Tuesday evening advisory by the National Hurricane Center changed that. Follow the latest updates on Ophelia. Ophelia is the 15th named tropical storm to form in the Atlantic this hurricane season. At this point, forecasters say it’s nothing to worry about. “Tropical Storm Ophelia has formed over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean and is expected to gradually strengthen while moving toward the Caribbean into this weekend,” wrote the Weather Channel in an evening forecast. Ophelia “appears unlikely to affect the mainland U.S., but (it’s) too soon to be 100 percent certain.” Currently, the storm has winds of 40 mph, and it is moving west at 9 mph. …
