Gonzalo named
The Weather Situation
If you have been following my tweets, you saw that I suggested that NHC would classify it. That did happen late in the day. Similarly it was apparent that TD 7 would be upgraded to tropical storm this morning. Deep convection and banding indicated that a tropical storm had formed.
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Current tropical weather
As of 11:00 AM AST Tropical Storm Gonzalo was centered at 9.9 N / 43.6 W or about 1205 miles east of the southern Windwards. It was moving west at 14 mph. Officially top sustained winds are estimated at 50 mph. Pressure was estimated at 1000 hPa (mb).
Tropical Weather Forecast:
Gonzalo is headed in the general direction of the Lesser Antilles in a few days, possibly as a hurricane. At this time it appears that more hostile conditions will be encountered in the Caribbean for continued strengthening.
Tropicast: Visible Satellite
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