En nog een site met een soort van spel waarmee je je kids kunt leren wat hurricanes zijn en wat te doen als er eentje toeslaat:
http://meted.ucar.edu/hurrican/strike/index.htm
Afdrukvoorbeeld
En nog een site met een soort van spel waarmee je je kids kunt leren wat hurricanes zijn en wat te doen als er eentje toeslaat:
http://meted.ucar.edu/hurrican/strike/index.htm
De temperaturen van het water zijn perfect voor orkanen, de storm is gelukkig niet goed ontwikkeld en zal dus waarschijnlijk alleen maar aantrekken tot een tropische storm, ze verwachten dus niet dat hij op lost maar gelukkig ook niet dat hij tot orkaan sterkte zal aantrekken.Citaat:
Gelukkig lost snel op hoor.
't water langs de kusten is nog niet zo warm...
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Ik kan jullie live vertellen dat het in Naples, Florida redelijk regent maar nu we in Boca Raton zitten het alleen erg bewolkt is en een beetje regent. Ik hoorde net van een vriend die in de Keys zit dat er ongeveer 3.5 inch regen is gevallen. De verwachting is dat het morgen slechter zal worden maar Alberto zal gelukkig maar een zwakke tropical storm worden en naar verwachting via St. Pete aan land gaan. Woensdag zal het weer weer redelijk normaal zijn.
'T word tóch iets meer dan regen alleen.... :(
Hurricane Warning Issued As Alberto Approaches Florida
UPDATED: 11:52 am EDT June 12, 2006
The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane warning for parts of Florida's Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Alberto approaches. Top sustained winds are already about 70 mph, with hugher gusts. The National Hurricane Center said Alberto has the potential to become a hurricane within the next 24 hours. Coastal storm surge flooding of 8 to 10 feet above normal tide levels can be expected over a large portion of the warning area.
Meterologists expect storm total rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches, with isolated maximum amounts to 10 inches, are possible through Tuesday across portions of central and northern Florida and southeastern Georgia, mainly along and to the right of the track of Alberto. Gulf Coast residents are getting ready. One woman who had her porch flooded in March was busy putting valuables in plastic bins. And some firefighters are actually welcoming the idea of a wet storm without hurricane-force winds. They say a good soaking would help stop the wildfires they've been battling the last six weeks on Florida's east coast.
Nog even een update.
Wij waren bang dat wij ook nog na ons verhaal van 6-6-6 in Alberto terecht kwamen.
Maar gelukkig. Wij zijn steeds de buien voor gebleven.
Van Tampa zijn wij naar Silver Springs gereden. En na een nacht daar naar St. Augustine.....
Vannacht in St. Augustine en daar heeft het wel even gespookt.
Vandaag via Daytona naar Titusville gereden. Het viel ontzettend mee voor ons. Wel wat heftige buien gehad. Maar ook zon aan het einde van de dag.
Een mooie dag die ze ons niet kunnen afpakken.......
Grtz..
Hugo 8)
Hi Paula,
Orkanenangst had ik ook een beetje toen ik onze vakantie ging boeken. Ze hebben mij echter verzekerd bij het reisbureau, dat mocht er een kans zijn dat er orkaan aankomt, het schip een andere (veilige) route zal nemen.
Er wordt namelijk geen enkel risico genomen met het schip en natuurlijk het personeel en de passagiers.
Dat heeft bij mij m'n angst weggenomen.
Dit gaat natuurlijk alleen over het cruise gedeelte. Hoe het zal gaan als het aan land is?? Hmmm, daar probeer ik maar nog maar niet over na te denken.....
Dit was Alberto. Multimedia presentatie van www.sptimes.com
http://www.sptimes.com/News/webspeci.../alberto06.jpg
Tropical Storm Public Advisory
Statement as of 5:00 PM EDT on August 27, 2006
...Ernesto weakens to a tropical storm but still bringing torrential
rains to Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
At 5 PM...2100 UTC...a Hurricane Watch is issued for all of the
Florida Keys from Ocean Reef to the Dry Tortugas. A Hurricane
Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch
area...generally within 36 hours.
Additional hurricane watches may be required for portions of the
Florida Peninsula tonight.
A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the southwestern peninsula
of Haiti from the Haiti-Dominican Republic border westward to the
southwestern tip of Haiti. A Hurricane Warning remains in effect
for the Cuban provinces of Guantanamo...Santiago de Cuba...
Granma... Holguin...Las Tunas...and Camaguey. A Hurricane Warning
means that hurricane conditions are expected within the warning
area within the next 24 hours. Preparations to protect life and
property should be rushed to completion.
A Tropical Storm Warning is recommended for the South Coast of the
Dominican Republic from Barahona to the Dominican Republic-Haiti
border. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm
conditions are expected within the warning area...in this case
within the next 12 to 24 hours.
A Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch remain in effect for
Jamaica.
A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for the Cayman Islands.
Interests elsewhere in the northwestern Caribbean Sea...Cuba...
the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico...southern Florida...
and the southeastern Gulf of Mexico...should monitor the progress
of Ernesto.
For storm information specific to your area...including possible
inland watches and warnings...please monitor products issued
by your local weather office.
At 500 PM EDT...2100z...the center of Tropical Storm Ernesto was
located near latitude 18.0 north...longitude 74.5 west. This
position is very near the southwestern tip of Haiti...about 150
miles...240 km...west-southwest of Port au Prince Haiti and about
160 miles...255 km...south-southeast of Guantanamo Cuba.
Ernesto is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph...13 km/hr...and
this general motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours.
On this track the center will move away from southwestern Haiti
tonight...and be near the southern coast of eastern Cuba Monday
morning.
Reports from an Air Force hurricane hunter plane indicate that the
maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 60 mph...95
km/hr...with higher gusts. Ernesto is forecast to strengthen after
it moves away from southwestern Haiti and it could regain hurricane
status before it reaches the South Coast of eastern Cuba tomorrow
morning.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 115 miles...185 km
from the center.
An Air Force hurricane hunter plane recently reported a minimum
central pressure of 1004 mb...29.65 inches.
Tides of up to 3 ft above normal tide levels are expected on Jamaica
and the southwestern peninsula of Haiti. Tides of 4 to 6 feet above
normal along with large battering waves are expected on the southern
coast of eastern Cuba.
Rainfall amounts of 6 to 12 inches...with possible isolated amounts
of up to 20 inches...are expected over Haiti...the Dominican
Republic...and portions of Cuba. These rains could cause
life-threatening flash floods and mud slides. Rainfall amounts of
3 to 5 inches...with possible isolated maximum amounts of 8
inches...are expected across portions of Jamaica.
Repeating the 500 PM EDT position...18.0 N...74.5 W. Movement
toward...northwest near 8 mph. Maximum sustained winds...60 mph.
Minimum central pressure...1004 mb.
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28/8 de krant op de deurmat van onze hotelkamer
Hier alvast wat informatie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_At...rricane_season
The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season will be an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. It will officially start June 1, 2007, and last until November 30, 2007. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin.
Pre-season forecasts
On December 8, 2006, Klotzbach's team issued its first extended-range forecast for the 2007 season, predicting above-average activity (14 named storms, 7 hurricanes, 3 of Category 3 or higher).[1]
The team predicted a high potential for at least one major hurricane to directly impact the United States: the forecast indicated a 64% chance of at least one major hurricane striking the U.S. mainland, which included a 40% chance of at least one major hurricane strike on the East Coast of the United States including the Florida peninsula, and a 40% chance of at least one major hurricane strike on the Gulf Coast of the United States from the Florida Panhandle westward. In addition, the potential for major hurricane activity in the Caribbean is above average. Klotzbach's team expects El Niño to dissipate by the active portion of the season.
Storm names
The following names will be used for named storms that form in the Atlantic basin in 2007. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2013 season. The list is the same as the 2001 list except for Andrea, Ingrid, and Melissa, which replaced Allison, Iris, and Michelle, respectively. Names that have not been assigned are marked in gray.
- Andrea (unused)
- Barry (unused)
- Chantal (unused)
- Dean (unused)
- Erin (unused)
- Felix (unused)
- Gabrielle (unused)
- Humberto (unused)
- Ingrid (unused)
- Jerry (unused)
- Karen (unused)
- Lorenzo (unused)
- Melissa (unused)
- Noel (unused)
- Olga (unused)
- Pablo (unused)
- Rebekah (unused)
- Sebastien (unused)
- Tanya (unused)
- Van (unused)
- Wendy (unused)