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Posted by Chris in Tampa on 8/1/2016, 9:08 pm
Confusing a gale warning?

"Gale Warning:
A warning of 1-minute sustained surface winds in the range 34 kt (39 mph or 63 km/hr) to 47 kt (54 mph or 87 km/hr) inclusive, either predicted or occurring and not directly associated with tropical cyclones."

From: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutgloss.shtml

"CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...

A gale warning is in effect for the area surrounding the low
associated with strong tropical wave moving rapidly across the
Caribbean basin. The tropical wave extends along 73W/74W with a
1007 mb low along the wave near 16.5N. The gale force winds are
currently within 90 nm northeast semicircle and 45 nm southwest
semicircle of the low. Please see the High Seas Forecast under
AWIPS/WMO headers MIAHSFAT2/FZNT02 KNHC for more details on the
gale warnings. Wave and low are moving west near 20 kt. This
system has a high chance of tropical development within the next
48 hours. Please see the Tropical Weather Outlook under
AWIPS/WMO headers MIATWOAT/ABNT20 KNHC for more details on
tropical development. Numerous showers with clusters of
thunderstorms cover the area north of 14N across the Greater
Antilles between 68W-78W, and from 20N to over the Turks and
Caicos between 69W-74W. "

From: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATWDAT+shtml/012343_MIATWDAT.shtml?
8:05pm EDT Tropical Weather Discussuion

I assume, or are we already to the point where they issue tropical storm warnings before it is named? Or even a depression? I would assume more likely they say what they do due to the outlook perhaps:

"Tropical storm conditions are likely to occur over
Jamaica tonight, and could reach the Cayman Islands overnight."

8pm outlook:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin=atlc&fdays=5

All kind of confusing I guess. Basically, there will be some wind and rain.
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