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Oct
22
2012

Tropical Cyclone Activity Report – Atlantic / Caribbean / Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Depression Eighteen (18L) is active in the Caribbean Sea…located approximately 325 miles south-

southwest of Kingston, Jamaica (strengthening depression…sustained winds of 29 mph).

PDC Global Hazards Atlas displaying 3 hour precipitation accumulation with NHC forecast positions, segments, winds and error cones for tropical depression Eighteen (18L) in the Caribbean Sea.

Tropical depression Eighteen (18L)…active in the Caribbean Sea, as a strengthening tropical depression.

 

PDC Global Hazards Atlas displaying 3 hour precipitation accumulation with an area circled in red, which has a high 70% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within the next 48 hours.

Tropical Weather Outlook

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…

Atlantic Ocean

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC…CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO…

There are no active tropical cyclones

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC ABOUT 700 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS CONTINUE TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION…AND THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION IS BECOMING BETTER DEFINED. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT BEFORE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS BECOME LESS FAVORABLE ON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE…70 PERCENT…OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH

ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

NHC graphical Tropical Weather Outlook Map

Caribbean Sea

Tropical Depression Eighteen

NHC forecast advisory
NHC graphical track map
NOAA satellite image
Pacific Disaster Center’s Global Hazards Atlas

TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

NOAA satellite image of the Caribbean Sea

NHC graphical Tropical Weather Outlook Map

Gulf of Mexico

There are no active tropical cyclones

ELSEWHERE…TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

Latest satellite image of the Gulf of Mexico

NHC graphical Tropical Weather Outlook Map