Karen

[Tropical Inspector]

Friday Morning Update

Karen is a tropical storm?
Karen - which seems to be a north atlantic gale - was named a tropical storm. There is some convection around the center, but this low looks like a classic atlantic gale. The official track makes this system extratropical by later this evening.

The Weather Situation
SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.8N 63.3W
ABOUT 110 MI...180 KM N OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES

Tropicast: RAMMB/CIRA slider GOES 19 Visible Satellite Friday Morning


Tropicast: Meteosat Satellite Friday Morning

[Tropical Inspector]

Friday Late Afternoon Update

Karen officially extratropical
What has been called tropical storm Karen, this low center has changed little in appearance today. It is now extratropical.

The Weather Situation
SUMMARY OF 900 PM GMT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...47.5N 30.2W
ABOUT 675 MI...1085 KM NNW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES

Tropicast: RAMMB/CIRA slider GOES 19 Visible Satellite Friday Late Afternoon