. . . the CPAC TWO is longer than the Atlantic and EPAC combined.
Shows you how slow things really are over here, or at least how busy it is over there.
1000 AM HST WED AUG 23 2006
FOR THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC...BETWEEN 140W AND 180
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Ioke, located approximately 110 miles west-northwest of Johnston island, or 890 miles west-southwest of Honolulu. Ioke was moving northwest near 7 mph. See public advisories under AWIPS header TCPCP2 or WMO header WTPA32 PHFO for additional information.
A weak disturbance is located near 15.7N 148.3W, or about 510 miles southeast of Hilo and was moving toward the west northwest around 12 mph. Although convection has recently flared just north of the center, a recent quickscat pass does not show a closed circulation but rather a sharp elongated trough extending from the area of convection southwest to near 10N 153W. If the convection persists through the day, there is a chance a tropical depression may form, however the enviornment is not all that favorable. Ssts are marginal and the disturbance is moving toward an area of much stronger westerly shear.
Another weak disturbance is located near 10.8N 157.5W, or about 650 miles south-southwest of Hilo and moving west around 10 mph. Earlier convection near the center has diminished. The area will be watched, but development is not expected.
The remnants of former eastern Pacific Hurricane Hector are located about 875 miles northeast of Hilo. The remnants were moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph. Redevelopment is not expected due to low ssts and strong upper level winds.
Elsewhere, no tropical cyclones are expected through early Friday morning.
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM DEBBY...LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC ABOUT 730
MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 230 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE
WINDWARD ISLANDS IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT NEAR 20 MPH. THIS
SYSTEM HAS CONTINUED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED...AND ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CONDUCIVE FOR A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION OR A TROPICAL STORM TO FORM ON THURSDAY. INTERESTS IN
THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS
TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TOMORROW.
AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO
INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE
ILEANA...CENTERED ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH
THURSDAY.
