Saturday, October 14, 2017

TROPICAL OUTLOOK 1044 PM EDT 10/14/17

1.  ...EYE OF HURRICANE OPHELIA PASSING SOUTH OF THE AZORES... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME POST-TROPICAL LATE SUNDAY OR EARLY MONDAY...NHC

2.  A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW STILL HAS SOME POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION AS IT TRACKS NORTH AWAY FOR THE NORTHERN LEEWARD.   BERMUDA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR SINCE IT COULD COME CLOSE TO ISLANDS...RTW






TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK 0320 AM EDT 10/14/17

1.  OPHELIA STILL HANGING ON TO CATEGORY TWO STATUS AND SHOULD PASS TO THE SOUTH OF THE AZORES ISLANDS SATURDAY NIGHT.

2. STORM INVESTIGATION 92L CONTINUES TRACKING TOWARD THE NORTHERN LEEWARD.  RAINS IN SQUALLS SHOULD AFFECT THE NORTHERN LEEWARD AS THE AXIS OF THIS WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY.  THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF GUST TO GALE FORCE IN SOME OF THE STRONGER STORM CELLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE.
RTW