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Arthur
Bertha
Cristobal
Dolly
Edouard
Fay
Gustav
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This page is produced by the National Weather Service Office in South Florida. Below you will find current storm information for tropical weather activity in the East Atlantic basin and Gulf of Mexico.

Additional tropical storm information and activity is also available from the National Hurricane Center and Southern Region Headquarters.


Atlantic Basin Storms

HURRICANE IKE
Storm Center Lat: 21.3N Lon: 70.2W
Movement toward: WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH
Maximum sustained winds: 135 MPH
Minimum central pressure: 947 MB
Storm Center is 710 MILES from Miami International Airport
NHC Advisories
1 Current Public Advisory
2 Current Forecast
3 Current Storm Discussion
4 Current Wind Speed Probabilities
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1 5-day Forecast Track, Watches, and Warnings
2 Wind Speed Probabilities
3 Storm Wind Coverage Map
4 Storm Intensity Forecast Chart
5 Wind Forecast Probability Table
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Hurricane Local Statements
1 Local Statements

TROPICAL STORM HANNA
Storm Center Lat: 39.5N Lon: 74.6W
Movement toward: NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH
Maximum sustained winds: 55 MPH
Minimum central pressure: 992 MB
Storm Center is 1002 MILES from Miami International Airport
NHC Advisories
1 Current Public Advisory
2 Current Forecast
3 Current Storm Discussion
4 Current Wind Speed Probabilities
NHC Storm Graphics
1 5-day Forecast Track, Watches, and Warnings
2 Wind Speed Probabilities
3 Storm Wind Coverage Map
4 Storm Intensity Forecast Chart
5 Wind Forecast Probability Table
Position Based Satellite Imagery
5 Infrared Satellite Loop
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Hurricane Local Statements
1 Local Statements

REMNANTS OF GUSTAV
Storm Center Lat: 39.0N Lon: 90.3W
Maximum sustained winds: 15 MPH
Minimum central pressure: 1000 MB
Storm Center is 1081 MILES from Miami International Airport
HPC Inland Advisories
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2 Wind Speed Probabilities
3 Storm Wind Coverage Map
4 Storm Intensity Forecast Chart
5 Wind Forecast Probability Table
Position Based Satellite Imagery
5 Infrared Satellite Loop
5 Visible Satellite Loop
5 Satellite Zoom Loop

TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOSEPHINE
Storm Center Lat: 16.8N Lon: 36.9W
Movement toward: WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH
Maximum sustained winds: 30 MPH
Minimum central pressure: 1007 MB
Storm Center is 2848 MILES from Miami International Airport
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Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Scale

Category

Pressure
mb

Winds
mph
Surge
ft
Depression -- <39 --
T. Storm -- 39-73 --
Hurricane 1 > 980 74-95 4-5
Hurricane 2 965-980 96-110 6-8
Hurricane 3 945-965 111-130 9-12
Hurricane 4 920-945 131-155 13-18
Hurricane 5 < 920 > 155 > 18
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