Tropical Storm Alpha....do you believe it???

[sailinglisa]

Well gang, it seems TS Alpha formed Saturday....breaking the record that has stood since 1933.......................

Tropical Storm ALPHA Public Advisory

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WTNT35 KNHC 230235

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TROPICAL STORM ALPHA ADVISORY NUMBER 3

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

11 PM EDT SAT OCT 22 2005

...ALPHA STRENGTHENS AS IT APPROACHES HISPANIOLA...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE COASTLINES

OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS

AND FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALPHA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 70.1 WEST OR ABOUT 55

MILES... 90 KM... SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SANTO DOMINGO IN THE DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC.

ALPHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH

...22 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE THE CENTER

OF ALPHA INLAND IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A

TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED AFTER THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NOW ARE NEAR 50

MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING

IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. RAPID WEAKENING OVER

THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF HISPANIOLA IS EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES

... 85 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.

THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8

INCHES OVER MUCH OF HISPANIOLA...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM

AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THESE RAINS COULD

PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.

REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...17.7 N... 70.1 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 998 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT

COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM EDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN

[Shari2]

This is unreal!!! My heart goes out to all who are living in hurricane areas!

[DaCruzNut]

It's the price we pay for to live in Paradise....

[cruisinmama]

Wow , thats terrible... all you poor people..

[jtutak]

Just remember we all Hate Cold & Blizzards

[KeithnRita]

According to the Weather Channel, Wilma is going to cause Alpha to self-destruct!