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#421 Postby JonathanBelles » Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:29 pm

it looks as if it is trasitioning to extratropical
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#422 Postby Thunder44 » Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:29 pm

That ocean storm east of Europe is a monster and I think it's going to absorb Gordon after it moves through the Azores:

http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/A_sfc_full_ocean.gif
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#423 Postby Cyclenall » Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:39 pm

A double recruve!

Link: http://euler.atmos.colostate.edu/~vigh/ ... early2.png

Wouldn't it be amazing if somehow Gordon didn't become ExtraTropical and recurved again to the west? Then North America has to watch it again! :roll: :lol:

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#424 Postby Yarrah » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:50 am

Situation at 6 AM

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Strangely enough, KNMI's models don't show Gordon hitting either Spain or Portugal. Instead, they think the remains of Gordon will nearly miss the North-western part of Spain and that they will move into the Bay of Biscay. It will then hit the North-western part of France (Bretagne) and move a bit to the North-east.
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#425 Postby HenkL » Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:35 am

I don't see anything strange in the KNMI maps. All models are in good agreement now.

Latest report from Santa Maria, Azores:
METAR LPAZ 200800Z 23049G71KT 1000 +SHRA SCT006 SCT012 FEW015CB BKN030 22/22 Q0991=

Sustained wind (10 minutes) 49 knots, and gusts 71 knots, from SW. The center of Gordon must be just north of this station. Station Ponta Delgada (on the Sao Miguel island) already had winds from the north:

METAR LPPD 200800Z 36025G44KT 5000 SHRA FEW007 SCT012 FEW015CB 21/20 Q0995=
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#426 Postby HURAKAN » Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:48 am

Portugal's Azores Islands feel little of Hurricane Gordon
The Associated Press

Published: September 19, 2006

PONTA DELGADA, Azores Islands Authorities in Portugal's Azores Islands said they received no reports of major damage or injury as weakened Hurricane Gordon passed the mid-Atlantic group of islands Tuesday night.

Gordon lost strength and veered slightly south as it approached the sparsely populated islands, bringing only light rain and a moderate wind, Ricardo Barros, vice president of the Azores Civil Protection Service, said.

"There's been nothing unusual so far," Barros said.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami discontinued its hurricane warning for most of the nine islands. It said Gordon was just barely a hurricane with top sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). A storm is considered a hurricane with 74 mph (119 kph) winds.

The Civil Protection Service took most of its staff off standby but maintained its high alert status on two islands, Sao Miguel and Santa Maria.

Gordon was passing directly over Sao Miguel, the largest island with about 140,000 inhabitants, and close to Santa Maria, weather services said.

In Santa Maria, there was a power outage in some parts of the island and a few trees fell blocking some roads, Civil Protection said.

"The island is suffering the effects of the depression right now but no major problems have been reported," Civil Protection officer Pedro Carvalho said, adding the storm was expected to pass by 1100 GMT.

The islands lie about 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) off the west coast of Europe.

Portugal's Meteorological Institute on Tuesday issued a red alert, which denotes extreme risk, amid fears of winds gusting up to 170 kph (105 mph) and waves up to 12 meters (40 feet) high.

Authorities advised people to stay indoors and ordered the cancellation of school classes Wednesday as a precaution.

TAP airline also cancelled its morning Azores bound flight from Lisbon.

PONTA DELGADA, Azores Islands Authorities in Portugal's Azores Islands said they received no reports of major damage or injury as weakened Hurricane Gordon passed the mid-Atlantic group of islands Tuesday night.

Gordon lost strength and veered slightly south as it approached the sparsely populated islands, bringing only light rain and a moderate wind, Ricardo Barros, vice president of the Azores Civil Protection Service, said.

"There's been nothing unusual so far," Barros said.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami discontinued its hurricane warning for most of the nine islands. It said Gordon was just barely a hurricane with top sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). A storm is considered a hurricane with 74 mph (119 kph) winds.

The Civil Protection Service took most of its staff off standby but maintained its high alert status on two islands, Sao Miguel and Santa Maria.

Gordon was passing directly over Sao Miguel, the largest island with about 140,000 inhabitants, and close to Santa Maria, weather services said.

In Santa Maria, there was a power outage in some parts of the island and a few trees fell blocking some roads, Civil Protection said.

"The island is suffering the effects of the depression right now but no major problems have been reported," Civil Protection officer Pedro Carvalho said, adding the storm was expected to pass by 1100 GMT.

The islands lie about 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) off the west coast of Europe.

Portugal's Meteorological Institute on Tuesday issued a red alert, which denotes extreme risk, amid fears of winds gusting up to 170 kph (105 mph) and waves up to 12 meters (40 feet) high.

Authorities advised people to stay indoors and ordered the cancellation of school classes Wednesday as a precaution.

TAP airline also cancelled its morning Azores bound flight from Lisbon.
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#427 Postby caribepr » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:58 am

Thanks for that report! Looks like the central and southern Azores were spared what looked like could have been a very intense impact for awhile there. Glad Gordon backed down and gave them much less than he could have!
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#428 Postby Jim Cantore » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:32 am

Is it possible that this joins Vince and smacks into Portugal?
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#429 Postby Yarrah » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:51 am

I don't think so; it's going to be absorbed by the cold front that's just behind it.
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#430 Postby Evil Jeremy » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:56 am

Gordon is no longer a hurricane!!!! change the thread title!!!
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#431 Postby Jim Cantore » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:04 am

Expecting that Gordon will be gone by tonight, I'll reveal the photo album of his life tonight. 285 images and counting :wink:
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#432 Postby Yarrah » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:26 am

Situation at 12 UTC

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By the way, Ex-Florence (the large depression west of Ireland) is looking pretty nice now
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#433 Postby P.K. » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:21 am

There is a nice image of Gordon here.
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#434 Postby TheEuropean » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:34 am

Category 5 wrote:Is it possible that this joins Vince and smacks into Portugal?



Vince did not make it into Portugal, it moved into southern spain with heavy rains and some gusts up to 44 kts.
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#435 Postby RattleMan » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:03 pm

20/1800 UTC 38.1N 18.5W ST3.0/3.0 GORDON -- Atlantic Ocean
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