Tropical Storm Ernesto gains Strength
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August 31, 2006
Tropical Storm Ernesto Photos
A bicyclist rides into wind generated by Tropical Storm Ernesto today in Miami Beach.
(JOE RAEDLE, GETTY IMAGES)
Despite rain showers and some wind from the effects of Tropical Depression Ernesto,
surfers take advantage of the wave action at Ponce Inlet jetty, with a view of
Daytona Beach Shores on the horizon in the background.
(JOE BURBANK, ORLANDO SENTINEL)
Aug 30, 2006
Tropical storm Ernesto moves towards south Florida, near Key West.
(ROBERT DUYOS, ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Aug 29, 2006
A kite boarder and a wind surfer take advantage of the blowing winds
generated in the wake of Tropical Depression Ernesto in Miami Beach. The
storm seemed to pass with little damage to the area.
(JOE RAEDLE, GETTY IMAGES) Aug 30, 2006
August 29, 2006
Ernesto Rainfall Potential - North East
August 28, 2006
Ernesto Aiming at Florida
Marc Serota, Reuters
Vehicles travel the Florida Turnpike on Monday after tourists were ordered to evacuate the Florida Keys ahead of the storm, which is expected to strike Tuesday.
August 26, 2006
Tropical Storm Ernesto
As of 5 a.m. Saturday, Tropical Storm Ernesto was located about 250 miles south of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Maximum-sustained winds were at 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Ernesto is moving toward the west at 14 mph, Ernesto has the potential to become a minimal, if not a moderate hurricane, as it moves toward the Gulf of Mexico.
August 25, 2006
Tropical Depression 5 Forms
Tropical Depression 5 continues to move rapidly west away from the Lesser Antilles. This mornings satellite imagery indicates that showers and thunderstorms have significantly increased around the very small circulation and the very small significant wind field. An upgrade to tropical storm status (named Ernesto) could occur at any time.
August 23, 2006
Tropical Storm Debby
Tropical Storm Debby is gaining strength in the eastern Atlantic. Winds are up to 45 mph as of the 5 AM EDT advisory. The storm is expected to continue tracking toward the west-northwest while slowly gaining strength. Debby could become a hurricane within 72 hours.
August 22, 2006
Tropical Depression 4
A tropical depression developed Monday off the Cape Verde islands in the far eastern Atlantic. The depression was centered 195 miles south-southeast of the southernmost Cape Verdes and was moving west-northwest about 15 mph. The storm had maximum sustained winds near 35 mph, 4 mph below the threshold for a tropical storm and well below hurricane strength of 74 mph. The depression wil continue moving west-northwest for the next 12 hours and then a gradual turn toward the northwest. It also was forecast to become a tropical storm during the next 24 hours. The storm could pass over the southern part of Cape Verde on Tuesday. The name wil be Debby.
Manatee Spotted in Rhode Island
According to CNN, another endangered manatee made a rare appearance in Rhode Island waters during the weekend.The manatee was seen Sunday in Greenwich Bay off the coast of Warwick. The large marine mammals are usually found only in the warm waters. A few weeks ago another Manatee was spotted cruising up the Hudson River. Could it be the same one or are the creatures migrating north due to the warm waters this summer?
August 21, 2006
Photo of the Day
Photo by Jon Buber, 6/20/2006 Photo Location: Luna Pier, MI
August 14, 2006
Fire Island Sunset
Sorry I have not had a chance to Blog. Been out at the beach for the past 5 days. Pretty spectacular weather.
August 11, 2006
Shooting Stars this Weekend
This weekend you may have a chance to see The Perseid meteor shower, an annual celestial event beloved by millions of skywatchers around the world. But moonlight will interfere somewhat with the view.
Sky & Telescope magazine predicts that the Perseid shower will reach its peak late on Friday and Saturday nights, August 11-12 and 12-13 (for viewers in North America). The rate of activity should pick up after midnight until the first light of dawn.
You'll need no equipment but your eyes. The moonlight in the sky will hide the fainter meteors, and so will artificial light pollution, but the brightest meteors should still show through.
Perseids can appear anywhere and everywhere in the sky
If you trace each meteor's direction of flight backward far enough across the sky, you'll find that this imaginary line crosses a spot in the constellation Perseus, near Cassiopeia. This is the shower's radiant, the perspective point from which all the Perseids would appear to come if you could see them approaching from the far distance. The radiant is low in the north-northeast before midnight and rises higher in the northeast during the early-morning hours.
For several years in the early 1990s the Perseids performed spectacularly, flaring with outbursts of up to hundreds of meteors visible per hour. The rubble streams responsible for these outbursts were probably shed during Comet Swift-Tuttle's swing by the Sun in 1862. In recent years, though, the shower has returned to normal.
August 10, 2006
Thats a big Rod
The Canyons are heating up with the Tuna. This was me reeling in a nice 80 lb yellowfin on an Penn International. Can't wait to get out there again. Will do plenty of fishing this weekend.
Photo of the Day
Rafael took this shot from 35,000 feet on the way down to South Carolina. Great Shot Raf.
Harvest Moon last night
Took this shot last night on the way to dinner.
August 09, 2006
Super Typhoon Saomai eyes Chinese Coast
Super Typhoon Saomai strengthened Wednesday morning, continuing a west-northwestward track toward a landfall south of Shanghai, China just after midnight, eastern U.S. time. Currently packing estimated maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (this would be a category 5 storm if it was in the Atlantic Basin), Saomai could be the strongest landfalling typhoon this season along the Chinese coast. One city, Wenzhou, with a population estimated around 2.5 million, could take a direct hit from Saomai's eyewall.
Manatee in the Hudson?
Apparently it is true, a manatee has been seen in the Hudson River near 23 rd street in Manhattan. The Manatee is estimated at 10 feet long and close to 1,000 pounds. Manatees are locals of Florida, mainly in the Indian river and sometimes head as far north as Virginia. According to the Times, watchers first saw the Manatee near Delaware, then Maryland, then New Jersey. Saturday, it was seen at 23 rd Street in Manhattan, then later at 125th Street in Harlem.
August 07, 2006
Dragonfly Shot from the Beach
I found some additional data that backs up what I had stated previously. Apparently Rutgers has also studied this Phenomenon. Massive swarms commonly follow the passage of cold fronts (but flights may also occur ahead of cold fronts, as though the dragonflies, once they started, continued flying beyond the frontal system.
August 05, 2006
Spectacular Fire Island Sunsets
The sunset tonight over Fire Island was some of the most spectacular colors I have seen all summer. What was different about tonight is that when the sun was settting, thousands of giant dragon flies were swarming westward. It was truly a sight that everyone in town got to witness-- Acording the the National Benthological Society, Dragonfly swarms occur when there is a major change with temperature, wind speed, and dew point. I think the recent break of temps with the heat wave may have attributed to this. There was also a very strong wind from the North which may have helped with their strange migration. It was one of the freakiest things i have seen in a long time. It was like the movie the birds...
August 04, 2006
Excessive Heat Torches New York
Gone Fishing
Lately I don't know what is wrong with me. This entire week I have yet to have one decent night of sleep. I came out to Fire Island last night to escape the city heat and get some quiet time out here on Friday. I could not sleep for more than 2 hours last night.
I finally got out of bed at 6:30 and ventured down to the Atlantic for some fishing action. The sun was hidden by some nice large cumulous clouds below. The air was thick, still quite saturated with humidity and the biting flies are out in full force. They are terrible. I brought my surf casting rod and about 20 small snappers that I had caught the past 2 weeks for bait.
It was a really busy morning and I caught 2 sand sharks and 1 giant skate. I plan on making the skate for dinner or an afternoon snack
The weather looks to be great this weekend. Get out an enjoy.
This was the first Sand shark I caught this morning
August 02, 2006
Northeast Water temperatures- Unusually Warm
Tropical Storm Chris Continues to show signs of Intensification
August 01, 2006
Tropical Storm Chris Forms
Overnight a tropical wave formed into into Chris, the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Currently, Chris is located just east of the Leeward Islands. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for several of these islands, and a tropical storm watch is in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Maximum sustained winds are currently at 40 mph, making Chris a weak tropical storm.