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Harold

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:22 pm
by Tropical Inspector
Monday Night Update

TD 9 headed toward south Texas
Satellite imagery shows a very large area of cloudiness over the western and central Gulf of Mexico. A low pressure are is starting to organize and some strengthening is likely during the next 12 hours.

The Weather Situation
SUMMARY OF 700 PM CDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.4N 92.4W
ABOUT 320 MI...515 KM ESE OF PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES

Tropicast: Visible satellite
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Tropical Weather Forecast:
TD-9 is forecast to become a tropical storm before making landfall on the south Texas coast Tuesday.

Re: Harold

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 9:46 am
by Tropical Inspector
Tuesday Late Morning Update

Harold makes landfall
Harold is on the Texas coast and is spreading a large area of rainfall in its path.

The Weather Situation
SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.1N 97.4W
ABOUT 35 MI...55 KM N OF PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS
ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM S OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES

Tropicast: Visible satellite
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Tropicast: South Texas Radar
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Tropical Weather Forecast:
Harold will weaken back to a depression across south Texas, but still produce heavy rainfall along its track.