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July 2008
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Recently by Jonathan MyersAfter highs well into the 90's area-wide Wednesday afternoon, expect more heat on Thursday once again. Highs in most areas, under blazing sun and just a 10% chance of a pop-up shower or storm, will remain perched in the low and mid 90's, with some of the hot spots once again reaching for the century mark. The saving grace, though, will continue to be the relatively low humidity levels by July standards. In the tropics, Bertha continu... An Ozone Action Day continues through the rest of the afternoon across southeastern Louisiana. Be sure to try to reduce your emissions of pollutants for the remainder of today, including unnecessary driving. The amount of ground-level ozone remains high today and could cause problems for those with compromised respiratory systems. If you do have a respiratory ailment, be sure to spend as much time as possible indoors this afternoon and redu... Tropical Storm Bertha still remains a strong, 70 mph tropical storm north-northeast of Bermuda, moving off into the open waters of the Central Atlantic. It is currently moving north-northeast at 12 mph and is expected to hang around for the next few days, near hurricane strength, before encountering the cooler waters of the North Atlantic and dying out. A couple of tropical waves also continue to push west toward the Windward Islands.... As of the 10 A.M. report, Tropical Storm Bertha is nearing Bermuda, moving to the north now at 7 mph. Tropical storm warnings are posted there. Winds are at 65 mph and Bertha's track will take her farther out into the Atlantic through week's end. On another note, a tropical wave seems to be getting better organized, taking on circulation with building thunderstorm convection, about 1300 miles east of the Lesser Antilles in an area wh... The 10 P.M. advisory from the National Hurricane Center still pins Bertha as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds continuing at 75 mph. The storm also continues to sit stationary southeast of Bermuda, but is expected to slowly start moving toward the north once again on Sunday and Monday, scraping just to the southeast and east of the island through the early week. Meantime, Bermuda will receive high swells and surf and perhaps 2 to 4... As of the 8 P.M. report, Hurricane Bertha still remained at Category 1 strength with winds at 75 mph. It was stationary, expected to slowly begin moving north again tomorrow, near Bermuda. It will continue to lash the island with some of its high swells and surf and perhaps 1 to 2 inches of rain over about the next 24 hours. Next update slated for 10 P.M. ...As of the 4 P.M. report, Hurricane Bertha still remained at Category 1 strength with an wind intensity a bit weaker than previously recorded, now at 75 mph. It was barely moving, only crawling its way to the north at 1 mile an hour, near Bermuda. It will continue to lash the island with some of its high swells and surf and perhaps 1 to 2 inches of rain over about the next 24 hours. In the meantime, locally, with high pressure in contr... At 10 A.M. Hurricane Bertha remained at Category 1 strength with an wind intensity of 85 mph. It was crawling its way to the north at only 2 miles an hour near Bermuda, hitting the island with some of its high swells and surf and perhaps 1 to 2 inches of rain over about the next day. The newest reconnaisance flight into Bertha at 1 PM has indicated a slight weakening down to 80 mph winds and currently a storm that has nearly no appreicable m... As of 1 pm Friday, a reconnaissance flight has reached Bertha and, so far, confirms the 10 am advisory keeping it a Category 1 (85 mph) hurricane in the central/western Atlantic, moving NW at 6 mph. This makes Bertha no threat to land, but Bermuda is under Tropical Storm Watches and may experience fringe effects, including higher surf and breezy conditions, but that should be it this weekend. The next update will come at 4 pm. ...The lion's share of the area should remain dry for tonight's fireworks. There are a couple of batches of thunderstorms leftover in southern Washington and St. Tammany Parishes and also over St. John the Baptist Parish. These, though, should gradually diminish over the remainder of the evening as we lose any daytime heating. This should leave most neighborhoods rain-free tonight with only a 20% chance of a shower or rumbler through about 8 t... |
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