Surprise! Hurricane forms off Brazilian coast
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Surprise! Hurricane forms off Brazilian coast
Extraordinarily surprised forecasters at the National Hurricane Center scrambled Friday to help Brazilian meteorologists track the first hurricane ever reported in the South Atlantic.
The stealth hurricane, located about 275 miles off Brazil's southern coast, has no name because it's not supposed to be there. No one was even sure who was responsible to track it.
''It appears that we have our first ever South Atlantic hurricane, at least the first we know of,'' said Jack Beven, a forecaster at the hurricane center in West Miami-Dade County. ``We're all kind of scratching our heads over here. We're not exactly geared up for this area.''
Data about the storm were scarce, but Beven said he believed it was a minimal Category 1 hurricane, with wind of 74-95 mph. It appeared to be drifting slowly toward Brazil, but it was too early to say if it would strike land.
He said forecasters at the hurricane center were attempting to help Brazilian meteorologists, who may have other things to worry about but have never before seen a hurricane.
''We know there hasn't been a hurricane in that area since at least the satellite era, the mid-60s at the minimum,'' Beven said.
He emphasized that the storm was a meteorological curiosity and had nothing to do with South Florida's week of wind or chances of getting struck by a hurricane this year. Our six-month hurricane season begins June 1.
''This has no predictive value at all for the normal Atlantic season,'' he said.
The stealth hurricane, located about 275 miles off Brazil's southern coast, has no name because it's not supposed to be there. No one was even sure who was responsible to track it.
''It appears that we have our first ever South Atlantic hurricane, at least the first we know of,'' said Jack Beven, a forecaster at the hurricane center in West Miami-Dade County. ``We're all kind of scratching our heads over here. We're not exactly geared up for this area.''
Data about the storm were scarce, but Beven said he believed it was a minimal Category 1 hurricane, with wind of 74-95 mph. It appeared to be drifting slowly toward Brazil, but it was too early to say if it would strike land.
He said forecasters at the hurricane center were attempting to help Brazilian meteorologists, who may have other things to worry about but have never before seen a hurricane.
''We know there hasn't been a hurricane in that area since at least the satellite era, the mid-60s at the minimum,'' Beven said.
He emphasized that the storm was a meteorological curiosity and had nothing to do with South Florida's week of wind or chances of getting struck by a hurricane this year. Our six-month hurricane season begins June 1.
''This has no predictive value at all for the normal Atlantic season,'' he said.
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Here's something scary.
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/SAmerica/frct.html
Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Not one mention of our little system. And it's not just here-- I've been scanning news sites all day, and have found no mention of it on any of them. Does this strike anybody else as odd? I mean granted, not everyone is as nuts about the weather as we are
, but I thought this would have rated at least a mention.
EDIT: Gee, this was my 500th post, I'm a tropical storm now. Does this mean I get a name? I mean besides $%!#head or @$$face...

http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/SAmerica/frct.html
Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Not one mention of our little system. And it's not just here-- I've been scanning news sites all day, and have found no mention of it on any of them. Does this strike anybody else as odd? I mean granted, not everyone is as nuts about the weather as we are

EDIT: Gee, this was my 500th post, I'm a tropical storm now. Does this mean I get a name? I mean besides $%!#head or @$$face...


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Re: Surprise! Hurricane forms off Brazilian coast
senorpepr wrote:Extraordinarily surprised forecasters at the National Hurricane Center scrambled Friday to help Brazilian meteorologists track the first hurricane ever reported in the South Atlantic......
Is your post quoted from some news source? where?
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Re: Surprise! Hurricane forms off Brazilian coast
Derecho wrote:senorpepr wrote:Extraordinarily surprised forecasters at the National Hurricane Center scrambled Friday to help Brazilian meteorologists track the first hurricane ever reported in the South Atlantic......
Is your post quoted from some news source? where?
Oops... I meant to do that.
It came from the Miami Herald:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/8286042.htm
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