Category 3 Gonzalo Pounding Bermuda; Ana a Heavy Rainfall Threat for Hawaii
The winds are rising and huge waves are pounding Bermuda as powerful Category 3 Hurricane Gonzalo closes in with sustained 125 mph winds. Gonzalo is gradually weakening, thanks to wind shear that has risen to a moderate 15 knots and Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) that have cooled to 28°C (82°F). However, Gonzalo is not weakening fast enough to spare Bermuda from a devastating strike by a major hurricane. Infrared and visible satellite loops on Friday morning showed that Gonzalo remained an impressive hurricane with a large area of intense heavy thunderstorms, good spiral banding, and solid upper-level outflow to the north....MUCH MORE
From City AM:
Hurricane Gonzalo 2014 UK: When will the storm hit Britain after Bermuda and how bad will it be?
A hurricane is heading our way. Or is it?Hurricane Gonzalo is not as bad as it sounds - for us in Britain at least.The hurricane is poised to hit the shores of Bermuda after the tropical storm formed earlier this week to the east of the Caribbean.Currently a category four storm - the second highest there is - Gonzalo will batter the tiny island in the Atlantic, according to the Met Office, before heading our way.The journey over the Atlantic however, is expected to weaken Gonzalo and by the time it reaches UK shores on Tuesday 21 October and there is no chance of the country being hit by full blown hurricane winds.Here’s what the current forecast of its trajectory looks like, from the Naval Research Laboratory.
It shows how the current wind of over 63 knots (72 miles per hour) will fall below 34 knots (39 miles per hour) by the time it nears the UK. So it might be windy, but it’s nowhere near the 140 miles per hour winds Bermuda is facing.
