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Oh No, Not more Tropical Systems!
The tropics remain active. We just got rid of Ophelia. She is racing northeast, just east of Nova Scotia, as a tropical storm. What's next? There are 3 systems we are watching in the Atlantic Ocean. One is just east of Africa, the second is east of the Antilles, north of South America and the third is north of Hispanola. (See satellite image below). The most impressive is the second. It is now tropical storm Philippe. The first one is now tropical depression #18. This may become Rita in 24 hours. This has the potential to become a hurricane. In 2-3 days it could end up in the Gulf of Mexico. Hopefully, it will stay away from the devastated areas.
By the way, Stan would be the next after Rita.
Posted by at September 17, 2005 7:58 PM
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I was curious if there was a tropical storm Q? Do they skip it, because of the lack of names or did I miss it somehow? Thanks.
SONIA:
Good catch! Yes, we skip several letters: Q, U, X, Y and Z! Here is a list of names through 2010 if you are interested:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml
Hope that helps!
Jamie
Posted by: Sonia at September 18, 2005 5:24 PM
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