MILITARYCONTRACT - Tropical Storm Gonzalo

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MILITARYCONTRACT - Tropical Storm Gonzalo

Postby AS455 - Don » 23 Jul 2020 14:51

7-23-20
(CNN)The most active part of the hurricane season is still weeks away, but experts' predictions for a busy season appear to be holding true, with the National Hurricane Center now monitoring two systems.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo, which formed Wednesday, is expected to become the first hurricane of the season on Thursday. Meantime, a tropical depression has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm by Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.
A hurricane watch has been issued for Barbados, as Gonzalo is expected to strengthen into a hurricane over Thursday and peak at a Category 1, CNN meteorologist Robert Shackelford said. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before tropical storm force winds are anticipated to reach the location, according to the National Hurricane Center.
At 5 a.m. Thursday, Gonzalo had sustained winds of 65 mph and was about 970 miles east of the Southern Windward Islands
Gonzalo sets early records
Tropical storm Gonzalo marks the earliest that a storm has received a name starting with the letter "G" since the United States began using a named-storm system in 1953. On average, the seventh named storm in a season is on September 16.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo sets a record as it churns toward the Caribbean
The previous record for the earliest seventh named storm formation in the Atlantic was Gert on July 24 during the busiest hurricane season on record, 2005.
"The tropical Atlantic looks extremely conducive for an active season," Philip Klotzbach, a research scientist at Colorado State University told CNN.
"While 2020 may beat 2005 to the 7th named storm, 2005 had already had 3 hurricanes and 2 (of those were) major hurricanes (Dennis and Emily) by July 21. 2020 has yet to have a named storm reach hurricane strength," tweeted Klotzbach.
Tropical Strom Gonzalo Mission listed below:
C-130 Flight Number 1816 - TBPB (Barbados) to TJSJ (San Juan PR) Scientific Study: Tropical Storm Gonzalo - Ocean Buoys, Temperature, Humidity, Wind Direction, etc.

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