Sorry for the lack of updates during the day folks... I have to go to school and football practice... if this could be my job - I would be in heaven and updating it every advisory.
In the Atlantic...
Tropical Storm Alberto continues to weaken. It's currently located 545 miles west of the westernmost Azores(39.0 N, 38.7 W)... moving east near 16 mph. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 60 mph, with gusts to 70 mph. The minimum central pressure is near 997 millibars(29.44 inches). Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 200 miles from the center. Alberto is expected to continue to weaken and gradually turn back around to the west.
Tropical Storm Beryl is picking up speed, but has strengthened any. It's currently located about 125 miles south southeast of Brownsville, Texas(24.4 N, 96.6 W)... moving west northwest near 7 mph. The maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph, with gusts to 65 mph. The minimum central pressure is near 1009 millibars(29.79 inches).
A Hurricane Warning is in effect from Baffin Bay, Texas southward to La Pesca, Mexico. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from La Pesca, Mexico southward to Tampico, Mexico. Currently tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 85 miles(mainly to the east of)from the center. With little time over water remaining... Beryl may not reach hurricane status. Currently a storm surge of 2-4 feet is predicted, with rainfall amounts of 5-10 inches. Within the next 24 hours, Beryl is predicted to move inland and be in northeast Mexico... whose coast is where landfall is expected. Beryl is then forecast to weaken to a depression and continue the same general track... taking it along the Mexico/Texas border.
In the Eastern Pacific...
Hurricane Hector is continuing to move out to sea. It is located near 19.6 N, 120.2 W... moving west northwest at 8 mph. Maximum sustained winds are at 75 mph, with gusts to 90 mph. The minimum central pressure is near 987 millibars(29.14 inches). Hector is forecast to continue the same general motion... and weaken to a tropical storm within the next 24 hours and a depression within the next 72 hours.
Tropical Storm Ileana(ILEANA) is causing a stir on Mexico's west coast. A Hurricane Watch and Tropical Storm Warning are in effect for the Mexican Baja from La Paz to Todos Los Santos. An upgrade to a Hurricane Warning may be necessary later this evening. Currently Ileana is located about 200 miles southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico(20.8 N, 107.8 W)... moving northwest near 12 mph. The maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph, with gusts to 75. The minimum central pressure... 998 millibars(29.46 inches). Rainfall could total 5-8" over parts of Mexico causing mudslides.
The current forecast takes Ileana just off of the southwest tip of the Baja as a hurricane... then turning northwest and out to sea.
Daniel Lamb
Huntsville, AL
daniel{at}wwol.org
http://danielwxradar.tripod.com
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