Storm Season Winds Up in Atlantic

The Atlantic storm season has begun to wind up rapidly off the coast of Florida and off into the Atlantic. Residents of Florida have been warned to watch a low pressure system about 80 miles Southwest of Tampa. This storm is likely to become a system by the end of the day today. The entire Gulf Coast area has been warned to pay close attention as it has more than a 50% chance of becoming a tropical cyclone.

Two other named storms are churning up the Atlantic as well. Ana located at 14.5N 52.5W is at 40mph and 1004mb as of the 2A.M. advisory on August 16th, 2009. Ana is expected to hit the warm Gulf waters by Thursday. Following not far behind is Bill, yet another storm with 40mph winds located at 11.32N 36.6W  and 1004mb.

Those of us living on the coasts along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic should be making preparations now. Basic supplies, escape plans, and arrangements for pets need to be made far in advance of an approaching storm. Batteries have shelf lives that allow them to last for many years in dry storage. Hurricane basics can be found at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/basics.shtml. There are links to NOAA and other weather related news sites in our RSS feeds and News Feeds. Tropical storms can become monster hurricanes  in a matter of days. Don't be caught off guard and unprepared!