As per the latest NHC forecast track, it appears Gamma has been nothing but a tease. The system is barely holding on to its tropical storm status and is not expected to intensify any due to strong shear that is only expected to increase further. Deep convective has greatly diminished as per the lastest satellite imagery.
The official track of the system takes it very gradually east-northeast, and then curves it even further towards the east-southeast. It appears that no large landmasses will be effecting by the system as it moves through the Caribbean. Some areas of heavy rain can be expected, however, as local regions of deep convection persist.
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13 / 0430 22.7 82.6 966 105 landfall on south coast of Cuba
near Playa del Cajio
13 / 1945 26.6 82.2 941 130 landfall near Cayo Costa, FL, and
minimum pressure
13 / 2045 26.9 82.1 942 125 Landfall near Punta Gorda, FL
14 / 1400 33.0 79.4 992 70 landfall near Cape Romain, SC
14 / 1600 33.8 78.7 997 65 landfall near North Myrtle Beach, SC
the winds are listed in knots...i knot equals 1.15 mph.
So 130 knots was 150 mph and the 125 knots was 145 mph. I hope this helps..goodnight Boldman and David.:)
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That's Charley, right??? Yup...the eye of Charley went right up Charlotte Harbor, so it maintained its maximum intensity all the way into the Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte areas. Charley was also moving at over 20 mph, so the right-side eyewall was pushing winds above 160 mph over that area. There were recorded wind gusts of 174 mph in Punta Gorda. My in-laws live in PG, and my wife and I went down there the Sunday after the storm. We were utterly awestruck by the devastation. Their house survived, but sadly, many of their neighbors weren't so lucky. Thankfully, the storm was compact and didn't spend too much time at Cat 4, so there was no appreciable storm surge...a typical Cat 4 surge (15-20 feet) would have inundated much of PG completely...many parts sit only about 10 feet above sea level.
When Charley hit that Friday the 13th, it was one of the biggest news stories of the year in and of itself. Little did we know at the time that it was just the opening act in a two-year procession of storms unprecedented in the history of the United States.
It's been a crazy two years, that's for sure...glad this one finally seems to be over...let's hope next season is at least a little quieter...
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