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Northern Leeward Islands

New Projected Path Takes Tropical Storm Philippe's Cone Into New England New Projected Path Takes Tropical Storm Philippe's Cone Into New England
New Projected Path Takes Tropical Storm Philippe's Cone Into New England Tropical Storm Philippe is expected to track north off the East Coast with its forecast cone approaching the coastline of parts of northern New England. As of Wednesday morning, Oct. 4, the center of Tropical Storm Philippe is about 110 miles north-northwest of the Virginia Islands.  The storm is packed with 45 mph winds with higher gusts. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles from the center. It's moving toward the northwest at around 9 miles per hour.  A turn toward the north-northwest is forecast later Monday, followed by a faster motio…
System Brewing In Atlantic Could Become First Named December Storm In 15 Years System Brewing In Atlantic Could Become First Named December Storm In 15 Years
System Brewing In Atlantic Could Become First Named December Storm In 15 Years Forecasters are monitoring a system that has the potential to become a rare December tropical storm. The National Hurricane Center said that a large area of low pressure located over the central subtropical Atlantic about 800 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands continues to produce a broad area of showers and thunderstorms. (See the image captured on Tuesday morning, Dec. 6. above.) If the system takes a name, it will be the first named storm over the Atlantic basin in December in 15 years, according to AccuWeather.com. "Environmental conditions appear marginally conducive for …
Sam Now A Monster Category 4 Hurricane With 145 MPH Winds; Latest Projected Path Sam Now A Monster Category 4 Hurricane With 145 MPH Winds; Latest Projected Path
Sam Now A Monster Category 4 Hurricane With 145 MPH Winds; Latest Projected Path Hurricane Sam has quickly strengthened to major Category 4 status as it churns in the Atlantic basin. As of Sunday morning, Sept. 26, Sam is located east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands and is moving toward the west-northwest at around 8 miles per hour. That general motion is expected to continue Sunday, followed by a turn toward the northwest on Monday, Sept. 27, the National Hurricane Center said. That will be followed by a northwestward motion through midweek. Sam now has maximum sustained winds are near 145 mph with higher gusts,  which is Cat 4 on the Saffir-…