Hermine is Here!

At 4 AM Central, the National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Depression #10 to Tropical Storm Hermine (her-MEEN). A Tropical Storm Warning has been posted from the mouth of the Rio Grande north to Baffin Bay in Texas, and from the Rio Grande south to Tampico in Mexico.

Tropical Storm Hermine should make landfall within 24 hours, and it is not expected to ramp up to hurricane status. You can track Hermine with the interactive tracking tool at abc3340.com!

Official NHC Advisory:

TROPICAL STORM HERMINE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL102010
0900 UTC MON SEP 06 2010

CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY…

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COAST OF SOUTH
TEXAS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE TO BAFFIN BAY.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT…

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM TAMPICO TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE
* THE COAST OF TEXAS FROM THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE TO BAFFIN BAY

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA…IN THIS CASE WITHIN
ABOUT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.6N 95.0W AT 06/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 7 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1001 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.
34 KT……. 90NE 60SE 0SW 0NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 60NE 30SE 0SW 0NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.

REPEAT…CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.6N 95.0W AT 06/0900Z
AT 06/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.1N 94.8W

-Jason
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