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Tropical Storm Emily

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Tropical system will impact Puerto Rico later on Wednesday into Thursday

Published on July 31, 2011 7:40 am PT
– By Kevin Martin – Senior Meteorologist
– Article Editor and Approved – Ron Jackson


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(TheWeatherSpace.com) — In what could be Tropical Storm or Hurricane Emily will impact Puerto Rico on Wednesday into Thursday.

The system is just south-southeast of the island as a tropical wave, growing into a tropical storm over the next 24 hours or so.

Shear in the area is low enough to promote rapid development as it moves through Puerto Rico and it is possible that it will be a Tropical Storm or even a Hurricane.

to read more, go to:    http://theweatherspace.com/news/TWS-07_31_2011_emily.html

Tropical Storm Heads Towards Texas

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Caribbean system nears tropical storm strength, now aimed toward Texas coast

The tropical disturbance we’ve been tracking continues to develop, and likely will become Tropical Storm Don. The National Hurricane Center gives the tropical wave an 80 percent chance of blossoming into a tropical depression or storm during the next two days.

Look for it to be upgraded this afternoon when an aircraft reconnaissance plane investigates the disturbance.

In the large satellite image below the disturbance can be seen moving between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba this morning.

Satellite image as of 3:30 a.m. (NexSat, NRL/JPSS)

This is significant because it will no longer interact so much with the Yucatan Peninsula and accordingly will have more of an opportunity to strengthen over the warm Gulf of Mexico waters.

Perhaps the biggest news is that the models have shifted significantly northward, now bringing the system toward Texas. Here’s a look at the models from this morning.

to read more, go to:    http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2011/07/caribbean-system-nears-tropical-storm-strength-now-aimed-toward-texas-coast/