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The Tropics... Is Summer Over?

6:23 PM Sun, Sep 16, 2007 |
Dawn Brown
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Officially, not yet. The Autumnal Equinox takes place at 4:51am on Sunday, September 23rd. A cold front has passed through the area, bringing cooler, drier air.

However, after an upper level trough passes quickly across the Eastern Seaboard, a ridge of high pressure will build in once again, warming us up for the beginning of the workweek. As far as the extended outlook, we're watching the possibility of an upper level low developing to our east. This could be our rainmaker Thursday through Saturday. There's also the possiblity of a tropical disturbance developing in the Caribbean Sea toward the middle of the week. Continue to monitor our tropical updates both in our I-Weather updates at 10am, 4pm, and 10pm as well as our hurricane page for the latest information.

Here's the latest on Ingrid from the National Hurricane Center:

...INGRID WEAKENS JUST EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...

INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF INGRID.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION INGRID
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 59.4 WEST OR ABOUT
160 MILES...255 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...AND A MOTION
TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF INGRID WILL PASS OVER OR NEAR
THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS TOMORROW.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...BASED ON SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND
REPORTS FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT...IS 1010 MB...29.83
INCHES.

REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...17.4 N...59.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 AM AST.

$$
FORECASTER KNABB




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