Post TS Chris Weakening & Heading NE In The N Atlantic

[wxman57]

Looks like the NHC is about to reclassify Invest 95L as TS Chris.

TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE MESSAGE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1950 UTC TUE JUN 19 2012

DISCLAIMER...NUMERICAL MODELS ARE SUBJECT TO LARGE ERRORS.
PLEASE REFER TO NHC OFFICIAL FORECASTS FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE
AND SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION.

ATLANTIC OBJECTIVE AIDS FOR

TROPICAL CYCLONE CHRIS (AL032012) 20120619 1800 UTC

...00 HRS... ...12 HRS... ...24 HRS. .. ...36 HRS...
120619 1800 120620 0600 120620 1800 120621 0600

LAT LON LAT LON LAT LON LAT LON
BAMS 39.5N 58.0W 39.2N 56.3W 38.4N 52.7W 38.8N 46.2W
BAMD 39.5N 58.0W 38.6N 55.6W 37.7N 49.9W 39.5N 42.4W
BAMM 39.5N 58.0W 38.8N 56.0W 38.0N 50.8W 39.7N 44.0W
LBAR 39.5N 58.0W 39.4N 55.3W 39.2N 52.1W 38.8N 47.8W
SHIP 40KTS 41KTS 45KTS 53KTS
DSHP 40KTS 41KTS 45KTS 53KTS

...48 HRS... ...72 HRS... ...96 HRS. .. ..120 HRS...
120621 1800 120622 1800 120623 1800 120624 1800

LAT LON LAT LON LAT LON LAT LON
BAMS 41.3N 42.5W 45.6N 43.9W 45.6N 47.8W 43.2N 49.8W
BAMD 42.6N 38.2W 47.3N 30.0W 49.7N 9.7W 54.1N 7.8E
BAMM 42.5N 41.8W 46.5N 43.6W 46.5N 48.2W 43.9N 50.4W
LBAR 39.4N 43.0W 42.6N 32.6W 45.6N 32.6W 49.1N 25.9W
SHIP 56KTS 58KTS 53KTS 39KTS
DSHP 56KTS 58KTS 53KTS 39KTS

...INITIAL CONDITIONS...
LATCUR = 39.5N LONCUR = 58.0W DIRCUR = 75DEG SPDCUR = 7KT
LATM12 = 39.1N LONM12 = 59.6W DIRM12 = 59DEG SPDM12 = 9KT
LATM24 = 38.0N LONM24 = 61.3W
WNDCUR = 40KT RMAXWD = 30NM WNDM12 = 40KT
CENPRS = 1005MB OUTPRS = 1016MB OUTRAD = 220NM SDEPTH = M
RD34NE = 60NM RD34SE = 60NM RD34SW = 40NM RD34NW = 40NM

[Ptarmigan]

That just came out of nowhere. Chris just formed. If the future Gulf threat is named, it would be Debby.

[srainhoutx]

Surprisingly, it appears Chris may be upgraded to the first Hurricane in the 2012 North Atlantic Tropical Season. What a rare event for this high of a latitude...

[srainhoutx]

BULLETIN
HURRICANE CHRIS ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032012
1100 AM AST THU JUN 21 2012

...CHRIS BECOMES THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE SEASON...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...41.1N 43.2W
ABOUT 625 MI...1005 KM SE OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...32 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.