Wednesday, September 12, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] The Blob and the bigger Blob: September 12, Update A

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The Blob: A 1958 movie which introduced Steve McQueen to the movie-going audience. It was the only time he was listed as Steven McQueen. It ...
Monday, September 10, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Tropical Depression Gabrielle: September 10, Update A

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Although she's been downgraded, this storm has aged gracefully and looks better today than she has done in the past few days. She is in ...
Sunday, September 09, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Tropical Storm Gabrielle: September 9, Update B

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TS Gabrielle made landfall (Cape Lookout National Seashore) as a weak-to-mid Tropical Storm at about 11.45 am, with no change in max winds (...

[Jyo_hurricane] Tropical Storm Gabrielle: September 9, Update A

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Good morning, Yesterday we were looking at an exposed center of circulation and convection in the north-west quadrant. The convection was in...
Saturday, September 08, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Tropical Storm Gabrielle: September 8, Update B

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I was waiting to see what the NHC would say in their 5pm advisory before sending out another update. They have changed ST Gabrielle's st...

[Jyo_hurricane] Subtropical Storm Gabrielle: September 8, Update A

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I got out of bed this morning for this "storm"?? Here's another very pathetic looking storm, which by some definitions of a Tr...
Tuesday, September 04, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Tropical Storm Felix: September 4, Update A

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I just got back to planet Earth and see that Felix made landfall in Nicaragua earlier today as a cat 5 storm. He is now a tropical storm and...
Monday, September 03, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Hurricane Felix: September 3, Update A

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Felix (wasn't that the name of one of the odd couple?) is still an impressive storm, with winds of 135mph - a cat 4. He did become a cat...
Sunday, September 02, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Hurricane Felix: September 2, Update A

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This planet that I'm on doesn't seem to provide me with easy access to email. Or the news. It's quite a nice stress-free planet ...
Friday, August 31, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Tropical Depression 6: August 31, Update A

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Well we almost made it into September before I sent you another little note. The future TS Felix is in the vicinity of the windward islands ...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Hurricane Dean: August 22, Update A

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It is done. Hurricane Dean made landfall in Mexico (again) about an hour ago (12.30pm EST). At 11am he was upgraded to a cat 2, and made la...
Tuesday, August 21, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Hurricane Dean: August 21, Update A

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As you may have heard, Hurricane Dean hit the Costa Maya (Majahual) area of the Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 5 (165 mph sustained winds) ...
Monday, August 20, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Hurricane Dean: August 20, Update A

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I thought I'd wait today to see if H. Dean got upgraded to a cat 5. He is very close with sustained winds just below 155 mph - the cat 5...
Sunday, August 19, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Hurricane Dean: August 19, Update A

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Not much change in my track or intensity forecast. The official center of the cone has moved southward and I agree more with this than the o...
Saturday, August 18, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Hurricane Dean: August 18, Update A

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I *knew* Hurricane Dean would be a nuisance! but he is a good-looking storm at the moment with a nice eye and circulation. He is a very stro...

[Jyo_hurricane] Hurricane Dean: August 17, Update D

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This is like the stock market week I believe - it's just going from bad to worse. Hurricane Dean is now a Category 4 storm and has slowe...
Friday, August 17, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Hurricane Dean: August 17, Update C

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Well, the good news is that there isn't anything following Hurricane Dean in the Atlantic at the moment (as far as I can see). The bad n...

[Jyo_hurricane] Hurricane Dean: August 17, Update B

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I knew I shouldn't have said anything about not sending out another note today. Hurricane Dean has just be upgraded to a Category 3, and...

[Jyo_hurricane] Hurricane Dean: August 17, Update A

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Hurricane Dean is just about a cat 2 at the moment after crossing the islands (14.4N, 61.7W). He will regroup and regain some strength becau...
Thursday, August 16, 2007

[Jyo_hurricane] Hurricane Dean: August 16, Update C

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Hurricane Dean is now a Cat 2 and will be in the Caribbean tomorrow. He's at ~14N, 59W, and is moving forward at a brisk 25 mph. The bad...