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[QUOTE]Originally posted by doubleS: [QB] Welcome.Customize weather.com Sign In Home My Page | Health | Travel | Driving | Events | Recreation | Home & Garden World | Maps | Mobile | Weather Tools | Store Forecast Summary | Storm Watch | Hurricane Central | TWC **** | Storm Stories | Road Crew Bringing weather to life Local Weather See weather related to ...Aches & PainsAllergiesSkin ProtectionAir QualityCold & FluFitnessHealthHome PlannerLawn & GardenPetsSchooldaySporting EventsWeddingsDrivingBoat & BeachGolfSkiOutdoorsBusiness TravelVacation Planner Get 1-click access to your local weather States with alerts CaliforniaConnecticutDistrict Of ColumbiaIdahoIowaKansasMaineMarylandMassachusettsMinnesotaMontanaNebraskaNevadaN ew HampshireOklahomaRhode IslandSouth DakotaTexasUtahVirginiaWashington OR National Alerts Map Hurricane Central: Today's Outlook Disturbed weather in the NW Caribbean 9:45 a.m. ET 6/9/2006 M. Ressler, Meteorologist , The Weather Channel Severe Weather Outlook Hurricane Tracker: Katrina Hurricane Central Resources Trace Katrina's storm path with Hurricane Tracker Storm Maps: Atlantic | E. Pacific From northern Central America, through the northwestern Caribbean, and into the Bahamas, thunderstorms continue to produce tropical downpours and resultant localized flooding. This band of disturbed weather will likely persist through the day and into Saturday. Poor beach weather will exist for those visiting vacation hot spots. As the westerly wind shear aloft weakens this weekend, low pressure east of Honduras will head northward into the Gulf of Mexico and bands of rain and thunderstorms will consolidate around it. With improving organization, a tropical depression or tropical storm could form. This will bring wet weather to the Yucatan this weekend and possibly Florida during the first part of the coming week while helping other areas to finally dry out. In the eastern Pacific, thunderstorms extend westward from Central America to just south of Mexico. Any thunderstorms over land may produce flooding and mudslides in the higher elevations. Slow development of a low off the coast of Guatemala is possible over the next few days as it heads northwestward to along the southern Mexican coastline. The Season Ahead Coastal residents and meteorologists are gearing up for the kickoff of the Atlantic hurricane season on Thursday, and experts say the 2006 season could be another very active one. The latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) calls for 13-16 total storms, 8-10 hurricanes, and 4-6 major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher). News of a potentially busy hurricane season comes in the wake of the landmark one in 2005, which smashed records. A Look Back The 2005 season began early with Tropical Storm Arlene forming on June 9 from a tropical depression in the southwest Caribbean. Tropical Storm Bret also formed in June making it only the 13th time since 1851 that two tropical storms formed in June. A record July followed, wherein five named storms (Cindy, Dennis, Emily, Franklin and Gert) formed. (The previous record for the number of named storms in July was four.) Of the five named storms, two major hurricanes formed, tying a record set in 1916. The seven named storms that had formed up until the end of July represented a record level of activity for the first two months of the season. Hurricane Emily would reach Category 5 status with post analysis from The National Hurricane Center. A further five named storms formed in August of which two were hurricanes bringing the seasonal total to 12 named storms and four hurricanes. August also saw the development of Hurricane Katrina, by far the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Once a Category 5 hurricane, Katrina ultimately made landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi at Category 3 strength. While loss of life will not approach the magnitude of the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 (8,000-12,000 deaths), Katrina is blamed for over 1,800 deaths and at least $75 billion in damage, with indirect costs likely far exceeding that. Although "only" a Category 3 at landfall, Katrina was unusually large in size, and it produced the highest water level rise (surge) on record in the U.S., with preliminary estimates of close to 30 feet in Waveland, Mississippi. In September, five hurricanes formed leading to a seasonal total nearly double the June-September average number of named storms. In only one other year (1933) had this many storms (17) formed by the end of September. The 2005 season eventually surpassed 1933 for the number of named tropical cyclones. Hurricane Rita, the third Category 5 hurricane of the season, developed in September. Impacting the Florida Keys and eventually making landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border, it prompted massive evacuations along the west-central Gulf Coast and spawned widespread damage in parts of southwest Louisiana and extreme east Texas, just weeks after Katrina. The destruction in some communities on the southwest Louisiana coast was catastrophic. Soon after, Hurricane Ophelia raked the North Carolina coast, bringing 10-12 inches of rain and significant coastal erosion. October produced some unusual tropical activity and the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record as ranked by pressure. Six named storms formed during the month leading to the first use of an extension of the naming system which includes the Greek alphabet. Hurricane Wilma entered the record books in October as having the lowest central pressure of any Atlantic basin hurricane at 882 mb, besting Hurricane Gilbert's 888 mb in 1988. Once a Category 5, Wilma produced more than 60 inches of rain as it moved across the Yucatan Peninsula. It turned northeastward and eventually made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Hurricane Vince was unusual in its track and location. Vince became a hurricane in the eastern Atlantic and tracked northeastward, passing northwest of the Madeira Islands. Weakening, it eventually made landfall in Spain as a tropical depression. It is the first known instance of a tropical cyclone making landfall in Spain. Tammy impacted northeast Florida, Georgia and South Carolina as a tropical storm and Tropical Storm Alpha and Hurricane Beta also formed in October. For the first time since the naming convention was instituted, the Greek alphabet had to be employed as the 22nd named storm of the season developed. Alpha produced deadly heavy rains across portions of Hispaniola, while Beta became a major hurricane as it neared the coast of Nicaragua, eventually making landfall as a Category 2. November continued the active trend with three named storms: Tropical Storm Gamma, Tropical Storm Delta and Hurricane Epsilon. These three storms added to the record-setting season of 2005 -- 28 storms in all, exceeding the record of 21 set in 1933. Tropical Storm Gamma formed in the Caribbean and moved across and impacted northern Honduras and Belize with flooding rains before being sheared by strong westerly winds. Tropical Storm Delta formed well out in the central Atlantic, initially affecting shipping interests. Strong, gusty winds from an extratropical Delta then swept over the Canary and Madeira Islands with severe damage and power outages. The storm then slammed into northern Africa with damage reported across Morocco. It was very unusual to have a system with tropical characteristics this late in the season do so much damage all the way into the Canary Islands and northern Africa. Amazingly, the season was not done with Tropical Storm Epsilon forming well east of Bermuda on Nov. 29. Epsilon survived into December, becoming the 15th hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic season. Epsilon would go on to be the longest lasting December hurricane on record in the Atlantic. It is rare to have a hurricane in December; There are only six hurricanes on record since 1851. Epsilon tied Hurricane Nicole in 1998 as the second strongest December hurricane. The strongest hurricane on record for December is Hurricane #2 in 1921. Zeta, the 27th named tropical storm, formed in the Atlantic on December 30. This storm tied Alice #2 (1954) as the latest tropical storm to form in December in the Atlantic Basin, and it surpassed Alice #2 as the longest-lived tropical cyclone to develop in December and then continue into the next year. Eventually, Zeta also became the longest-lasting January tropical cyclone. The National Hurricane Center added a 28th storm, a subtropical storm to the post analysis, again adding to the unbelievable records for the 2005 season. Back to Hurricane Central Index 2006 Atlantic Storm Names Other Seasons2005 Alberto Beryl Chris Debby Ernesto Florence Gordon Helene Isaac Joyce Kirk Leslie Michael Nadine Oscar Patty Rafael Sandy Tony Valerie William Alpha Arlene Beta Bret Cindy Delta Dennis Emily Epsilon Franklin Gamma Gert Harvey Irene Jose Katrina Lee Maria Nate Ophelia Philippe Rita Stan Tammy Vince Wilma Zeta Peak Strength: Tropical Storm Hurricane Back to 2006 Alpha Arlene Beta Bret Cindy Delta Dennis Emily Epsilon Franklin Gamma Gert Harvey Irene Jose Katrina Lee Maria Nate Ophelia Philippe Rita Stan Tammy Vince Wilma Zeta Peak Strength: Tropical Storm Hurricane [/QB][/QUOTE]
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