Central America & Hispaniola Briefing Central America & Hispaniola Briefing
24 August 2010
nicholas.novella@noaa.gov nicholas.novella@noaa.gov
From Aug 17 – Aug 22, 2010
Flores= 73 mm
Puntarenas= 140mm
San Jose= 181mm
Esperanza= 107 mm
Amapala= 115mm
Hurricane: “DANIELLE”
- Category 2
- Min SFC P = 973mb (falling) - Sustained winds ~ 100mph
- General trend (48hrs) – intensifying
- Track shifing NW due to weakness in STR - Favorable UL and LL winds, SST’s ahead of storm path, some potential for shearing
- Not expected to re-strengthen after 3-5 days
- Not expected to pose threat to CA, minor concern for Caribbean.
Tropical Storm: “FRANK”
- Downgraded over 48 hrs - Min SFC P = 1000mb - Sustained winds ~ 50mph
- General trend (48hrs) – weakening
- Encountering shear, but likely to stabilize after next 48hrs.
- Convective banding more disorganized - Prevailing Srly winds from E Pac to
advect moisture and produce locally heavy rains into S Mexico, and possibly western CA for near-term.
