Ex-orkaan Delta, de 25ste in het orkaanseizoen en daarmee recordhouder, is op de oceaan omgedraaid en koerst nu af op de Kanarische Eilanden en Marokko. Het systeem is geen orkaan meer, maar heeft nog steeds gemiddelde windsnelheden die slechts 9mp/h onder orkaan-status zitten. Het is een fikse storm dus.
Op de Kanarische Eilanden zijn intussen de eerste slachtoffers gevallen en sinds gisteren is er een weeralarm van kracht. Delta zal nog afzwakken, maar zal tegen het einde van de week (donderdag/vrijdag) als tropische storm waarschijnlijk bij Marokko aan land gaan. Dit gaat gepaard met -uiteraard- veel wind en veel neerslag en kan slachtoffers gaan eisen.
Mocht je familie in Marokko hebben dan verzoek ik je de ontwikkelingen in de gaten te houden. Het is sinds de waarnemingen slechts de tweede keer dat een dergelijk systeem is omgekeerd en in Noord Afrika wordt verwacht.
De storm vormt overigens geen bedreiging voor Nederland. Na landfall wordt het een depressie.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=asYIYkB55gBk&refer=latin_america
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=122&art_id=qw1132892645808B236
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28289044.htm
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ABNT20 KNHC 281602
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EST MON NOV 28 2005
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS ISSUED THE FINAL ADVISORY ON
EXTRATROPICAL STORM DELTA... LOCATED ABOUT 175 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LA PALMA IN THE CANARY ISLANDS AND ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FUNCHAL IN THE MADEIRA ISLANDS. FUTURE INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER
SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN METEO-FRANCE ATLANTIQUE METAREA-II MARINE
FORECASTS ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER FQNT50 LFPW... AND IN MARINE
BULLETINS ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER FONT50 LFPW.
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Hurricane Advisory:
http://www.hurricaneadvisories.com/#Advisories
http://www.moroccotimes.com/Paper/article.asp?idr=2&id=11232
(storm lijkt eerder aan te komen)
quote:http://www.washingtonpost(...)AR2005112800911.htmlRemnants of Delta Now Threaten Africa
The Associated Press
Monday, November 28, 2005; 2:51 PM
MIAMI -- The still-powerful remnants of Tropical Storm Delta could bring strong wind to the northwestern coast of Africa and the Canary and Madeira Islands, forecasters said.
The 25th named storm in the record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season had top sustained winds near 65 mph, up from 40 mph Sunday.
At 10 a.m. EST, Delta was centered about 175 miles northwest of La Palma in the Canary Islands and about 250 miles southwest of Funchal in the Madeira Islands.
It was moving east near 30 mph and was projected pass between the Canary and Madeira Islands before reaching the coast of Morocco and northern Mauritania by Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Delta was losing the characteristics of a tropical storm and becoming extratropical, which means it gets energy from the collision of warm and cold fronts. But it wasn't expected to lose strength until it hit land, forecasters said.
The six-month Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Wednesday, but forecasters warn that tropical storms and hurricanes can develop in December.
Op de Kanarische EIlanden veroorzaakt Delta veel schade en er zijn slachtoffers. Het is nog niet gedaan met het seizoen, op de oceaan lijkt een nieuwe storm tot ontwikkeling te komen.
Wat betreft Vince en Delta: het is echt een omgekeerde wereld en heel uniek.
quote:http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=164171828&p=y64y7z534Delta wreaks havoc on Canary Islands
29/11/2005 - 10:04:21
A 63-year-old man died and some 265,000 people were left without power in several towns as Tropical Storm Delta unleashed torrential rain and strong winds on the Canary Islands.
The rains and winds also affected hundreds of people that were left stranded at the islands’ main airports.
Yesterday, at least six would-be immigrants died when their boat with 50 people on board sank while trying to reach the Canary Islands from Africa. Some 32 were rescued.
Also, schools throughout the islands called off classes and sent children home as Delta approached.
The storm, which weakened today, is approaching north-western Africa where it is expected to make landfall later in the day along the southern coast of Morocco.
Delta is hier te zien ten westen van Noord Afrika.
Gelukkig lijkt het goed af te lopen:
quote:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29780821.htmThe storm moved on to Morocco, but it caused no damage in areas unaccustomed to torrential rains.
"Delta reached Morocco as a normal atmospheric disturbance for the autumn season, with normal clouds and rains," Weather Forecast Center spokesman Mohamed Belaouchi told Reuters.
"There was no damage from this storm in Morocco. It shifted into a normal depression as it usual for this autumn season and now it was dying down completley," he said.
But the storm brought much needed rains to southern and northern Morocco where farmers were eagerly awaiting rain to complete sowing of cereals. (Additional reporting by Lamine Ghanmi in Rabat)
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Hier een animatie satellietbeelden van Meteosat:
http://www.met.fu-berlin.de/wetter/meteosat/met_512.mpg
quote:Op dinsdag 29 november 2005 15:53 schreef freud het volgende:
In het ergste geval kunnen we bij dodelijke ongelukken nieuwe marokkanen sturen als noodhulp, toch?
quote:Die gaat in westelijke richting.Op dinsdag 29 november 2005 12:30 schreef Frutsel het volgende:
en als je pech hebt komt Epsilon er misschien zo achteraan...
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...TROPICAL STORM EPSILON...THE 28TH NAMED STORM OF THE 2005
ATLANTIC SEASON...FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN...
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EPSILON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 50.4 WEST OR ABOUT
845 MILES...1360 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 1395 MILES...2245
KM... WEST OF THE AZORES ISLANDS.
EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM
FROM THE CENTER... ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...31.6 N... 50.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 993 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 PM AST.
FORECASTER STEWART
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