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US forecaster sees 3 Atlantic cyclones in October
MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Warm sea water and low surface pressures will help spawn three new Atlantic-Caribbean tropical storms in October and two will become hurricanes, the Colorado State University hurricane research team headed by Bill Gray predicted on Wednesday, without issuing a new full-season forecast.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 02-Oct-2008 02:00

Tropical Storm Watch issued for Bermuda as Kyle heads towards US
MIAMI, USA (AFP): Tropical Storm Kyle could strike the northeastern US coast and Canada as a hurricane by Monday, according to National Hurricane Center forecasts on Friday. At 2:00 pm Kyle was still far away from land, its center swirling about 445 miles southeast of Bermuda.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 27-Sep-2008 02:00

Tropical Storm Kyle forms in Atlantic
MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Tropical Storm Kyle, the 11th of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Thursday from a weather system that pounded Puerto Rico and other northern Caribbean islands for days, the US National Hurricane Center said. Kyle finally gained tropical storm strength, with sustained winds 45 mph.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 26-Sep-2008 02:00

Caribbean tropical depression could form soon
NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): A tropical wave in the Eastern Caribbean Sea was slowly moving westward across the Lesser Antilles on Friday and could strengthen into a tropical depression or storm over the next few days, the US National Hurricane Center said in its last update.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 20-Sep-2008 02:00

More to come in busy Atlantic hurricane season
MIAMI, USA (Reuters): The 10 tropical storms and hurricanes that ripped through the Atlantic and Caribbean during this busy hurricane season savaged Haiti, Cuba and the US Gulf coast, and conditions are now ripe for more. Residents of the Atlantic-Caribbean danger zone should not let down their guard.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 20-Sep-2008 02:00

Update on Hurricane Ike's passage through Bahamas and Turks and Caicos
CASTRIES. St Lucia: According to a report by risk managers, CaribRM, at the beginning of the historically most active week of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, Category 4 Hurricane Ike charged through the southern-most parts of the Bahamas chain and on into the east coast of Cuba.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 10-Sep-2008 02:00

Hurricane Ike closing in on Cuba
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands: Hurricane Ike continued barreling through the Bahamas on Sunday afternoon as it closed in on Cuba. At 2:00pm EDT on Sunday, the centre of Hurricane Ike was located just west of Great Inagua in the southeast Bahamas and about 90 miles east-northeast of Guantanamo, Cuba.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 07-Sep-2008 02:00

Hurricane Ike ravages Turks and Caicos, heads for Bahamas
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Hurricane Ike made its way across the Turks and Caicos Islands throughout the night, leaving devastation in its wake. Ike slammed into Grand Turk late Saturday night as an extremely dangerous category four hurricane, with maximum sustained winds near 135 mph.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 07-Sep-2008 02:00

Menacing Hurricane Ike powers toward Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Hurricane Ike barreled toward Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm on Sunday. Ike's top sustained winds reached 135 miles per hour, making it a savage Category 4 on the five-step Saffir Simpson scale of hurricane intensity, the US National Hurricane Center said.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 07-Sep-2008 02:00

Hurricane Ike rages over Bahamas, clips Haiti, Cuba next
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): The latest hurricane to tear through the Atlantic and Caribbean battered Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas Sunday and was hampering relief efforts in flood-devastated Haiti, as Cuba and the United States gird for the storm's wrath. Hurricane Ike is an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 07-Sep-2008 02:00

Hurricane Ike closes on Turks and Caicos
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Hurricane Ike is closing in on the Turks and Caicos Islands as the eye of the storm nears the island of Grand Turk. At 8:00pm on Saturday, the centre of Hurricane Ike was located about 60 miles east of Grand Turk and is traveling west-southwest near 12 mph.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 06-Sep-2008 02:00

Now category 4, Hurricane Ike barrels toward the Turks and Caicos Islands
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Hurricane Ike continues to pick up strength, with sustained winds now nearing 135 mph, as it barrels toward the Turks and Caicos Islands.  At 5:00pm on Saturday, the centre of Hurricane Ike was located about 90 miles east of Grand Turk traveling west-southwest near 15 mph.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 06-Sep-2008 02:00

Hurricane Ike eyes Turks and Caicos Islands
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: As Hurricane Ike continues on its path toward the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), it threatens to cause more damage to the already fragile conditions there.  At 8:00am on Saturday, the centre of Hurricane Ike was located about 210 miles east of Grand Turk Island.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 06-Sep-2008 02:00

Dangerous hurricane expected to bypass USVI
ST THOMAS, USVI: Outer rains bands associated with Hurricane Ike are expected to affect portions of the US Virgin Islands and the coastal waters Friday evening through Saturday, according to VITEMA State Director Mark Walters. Hurricane Ike will pass about 300 miles north of the local area during overnight hours Friday.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 06-Sep-2008 02:00

Hanna death toll rises, Ike threatens Bahamas
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters): Powerful Hurricane Ike charged across the Atlantic toward the Bahamas and the US east coast on Thursday while Tropical Storm Hanna's death toll from floods and mudslides in Haiti grew to 90. Hanna churned just east of the far-flung Bahamian chain of 700 islands.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 05-Sep-2008 02:00

Caribbean farewell for Hanna
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Tropical Storm Hanna is finally moving out of the Bahamas as it heads northward towards the United States, leaving behind a trail of death and destruction. A tropical storm warning remains in effect for central and northwestern Bahamas.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 05-Sep-2008 02:00

Hurricane Ike downgraded to category three storm
MIAMI, USA (AFP): Hurricane Ike was downgraded to a category three storm in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday but remained a serious potential threat to the Caribbean and the United States, the US National Hurricane Center said. With sustained winds of 125 miles per hour, the hurricane was now a category three storm.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 05-Sep-2008 02:00

Hurricane alerts in effect in preparation for Ike
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI-GIS): A hurricane alert is in effect for the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. This includes Acklins and crooked islands, Mayaguana and Inagua. An alert means that hurricane conditions may affect the islands of the alert area within 60 hours.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 05-Sep-2008 02:00

Tropical Storm Hanna moving out of Bahamas
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Tropical Storm Hanna continued to move toward the northwest on Thursday morning at a speed near 12 mph, and if the system stays on the forecast track, the centre should be moving just east of the central and northwestern Bahamas today.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 04-Sep-2008 02:00

Tropical Storm Hanna threatens northwest Bahamas: Latest pictures
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Tropical Storm Hanna moved toward the northwest on Wednesday and if the system stays on the forecast track, the centre should be moving just east of the central and northwestern Bahamas during the next 24 to 36 hours. The storm was moving north-northwest at about 13 mph.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 04-Sep-2008 02:00

Hanna soaks Bahamas and Haiti
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AFP): Tropical storm Hanna turned its heavy winds and rains on the Bahamas and threatened to head toward the southeastern US coastline after leaving at least 19 dead in Haiti. With the storm possibly expanding into a full-blown hurricane, the Bahamas issued emergency warnings.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 04-Sep-2008 02:00

Hanna refuses to leave Turks and Caicos: Latest pictures
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Tropical Storm Hanna became nearly stationary late Tuesday as it hovered over the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). At 11:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday, the centre of Tropical Storm Hanna remained about 65 miles southeast of Great Inagua Island.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 03-Sep-2008 02:00

Tropical Storm Hanna continues erratic motion
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Tropical Storm Hanna continues its erratic motion near the north coast of Haiti as it slowly moves to the east at 5 mph, which could bring the storm back over the Turks and Caicos Islands by Thursday. At 8:00a.m. EDT, the centre  remained about 105 miles southeast of Great Inagua.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 03-Sep-2008 02:00

Tropical Storm Hanna picks up speed
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Tropical Storm Hanna finally seemed to be gaining speed and moving north on Wednesday, giving the Turks and Caicos Islands, the southeastern Bahamas, as well as Haiti, hope of a much needed break from the rain and wind. A hurricane warning remains in effect.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 03-Sep-2008 02:00

Tropical Storm Hanna continues to batter the Turks and Caicos Islands
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Tropical Storm Hanna continued to batter the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) on Tuesday as it drifted slowly and erratically to the southeast, and the US National Hurricane Center said little change is expected over the next 24 to 36 hours.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 02-Sep-2008 02:00

Storms swirl in Atlantic, Hanna over Bahamas
MIAMI, USA (Reuters): A new tropical depression formed on Tuesday near the Cape Verde Islands off Africa while storm Hanna drenched the Bahamas and Ike sped westward as Atlantic storm activity reached a frenetic pace. These followed on the heels of Hurricane Gustav, which began to dissipate on Tuesday.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 02-Sep-2008 02:00

Atlantic storm season picks up pace, new hurricane
NASSAU, Bahamas (Reuters): A busy Atlantic hurricane season moved into top gear on Monday when Hurricane Hanna developed near the Bahamas just as Gustav's winds and surge lashed New Orleans and the newly formed ninth storm of the year looked set to eventually threaten the United States or Caribbean.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 02-Sep-2008 02:00

Storm Ike forms, seen growing into hurricane
MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Tropical Storm Ike, the ninth of a busy Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Monday midway between Africa and the Caribbean and was expected to grow rapidly into a hurricane that could threaten the United States or the Caribbean. Ike was churning across the Atlantic on the heels of Hurricane Gustav.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 02-Sep-2008 02:00

Bahamas blasted by deadly Tropical Storm Hanna
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AFP): Deadly Tropical Storm Hannah pounded much of the Bahamas Tuesday, shutting many schools and sending residents fleeing to safety. Although Hanna was downgraded Tuesday from a hurricane to a tropical storm, the central and southeast he Bahamas were still being lashed.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 02-Sep-2008 02:00

Hurricane Hanna hammers the Turks and Caicos Islands
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Hurricane Hanna became almost stationary late Monday as it battered the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and little change is expected over the next 24 to 36 hours, the US National Hurricane Center said. At 11:00 p.m. EDT, the centre was located about 90 miles from Grand Turk.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 01-Sep-2008 02:00

Tropical Storm Gustav forms in Caribbean
NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): The US National Hurricane Center said Monday that Tropical Storm Gustav had formed in the central Caribbean, with strengthening of the storm expected to bring hurricane conditions to parts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti within 24 hours. Gustav was packing winds near 60 mph.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 26-Aug-2008 02:00

Tropical storm warnings issued for Dominican Republic and Haiti
MIAMI, USA: A new tropical depression has formed in the central Caribbean, according to the US National Hurricane Center in Miami. A tropical storm warning has been issued for the south coast of the Dominican Republic from Santo Domingo westward to the southern border of Haiti.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 25-Aug-2008 02:00

Storm menaces Florida after deadly Caribbean passage
KEY WEST, USA (Reuters): Store owners boarded up their windows but few Florida Keys residents fled as Tropical Storm Fay churned toward the United States on Monday after killing more than 50 people in the Caribbean. Fay was expected to become a hurricane before it strikes the west coast of Florida on Tuesday.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 19-Aug-2008 02:00

Tropical Storm Fay churns along Cuban coast
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Tropical Storm Fay churned along Cuba's southeastern coast on Sunday with 50 mile per hour winds and was expected to hit land overnight before heading toward Florida as a likely hurricane.  The storm was just off Cuba's lightly populated Cabo Cruz, which juts out into the Caribbean Sea.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 17-Aug-2008 02:00

Fay batters Cuba coast
HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Tropical Storm Fay raked Cuba's southern coast with gusty winds and heavy rains on Sunday and was expected to move ashore overnight before heading to Florida as a likely hurricane.  The US National Hurricane Center in Miami said maximum sustained winds were 50 mph.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 17-Aug-2008 02:00

Tropical Storm Fay expected to become hurricane over Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Tropical storm Fay weakened Saturday after dumping heavy rains on the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but US weather experts forecast it will strengthen again and could become a hurricane as it approaches Cuba. One person was killed and three were missing in the Dominican Republic.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 16-Aug-2008 02:00

Tropical Storm Fay forms over Dominican Republic
MIAMI, USA (Reuters): The sixth tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season formed on Friday over the Dominican Republic and was expected to track westward in the direction of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. At 5 pm EDT on Friday, Fay was located around 35 miles east of Santo Domingo.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 15-Aug-2008 02:00

Tropical depression may form near Virgin Islands
NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): A tropical wave moving over the Virgin Islands could become a tropical depression Thursday but probably won't threaten the oil rich Gulf of Mexico, weather models and the US National Hurricane Center said in its 2 pm EDT report.  The system could bring heavy rains and gusty winds.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 15-Aug-2008 02:00

Tropical depression less likely in Atlantic, says NHC
NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): A tropical wave heading toward the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas became less organized overnight and the US National Hurricane Center canceled an aircraft scheduled to investigate the system, the NHC said in its 8 a.m. EDT report on Wednesday.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 14-Aug-2008 02:00

Tropical depressions could threaten Caribbean
NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): Meteorologists on Monday were watching a couple of low-pressure systems in the Atlantic Ocean that could develop into tropical depressions over the next couple of days.  A broad area of low pressure about 825 miles east of the Windward Islands could develop into a tropical depression.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 12-Aug-2008 02:00

London-based group sees busy Atlantic storm season
MIAMI, USA (Reuters): A London-based weather research team ratcheted up its forecast for the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season on Wednesday, saying it now expects 18 tropical storms, with nine strengthening into hurricanes. Tropical Storm Risk said four or five of the hurricanes would be "intense."
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 08-Aug-2008 02:00

Tropical depression could form near Cape Verde Islands
NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): A low-pressure system in the Atlantic Ocean approaching the Cape Verde Islands could become a tropical depression before moving over cooler waters on Thursday, the US National Hurricane Center said Wednesday afternoon. The system was moving to the northwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 31-Jul-2008 02:00

Busy start heralds bruising Atlantic hurricane season
MIAMI, USA (Reuters): The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season is already a month ahead of schedule, portending a rough year for tropical storms for the United States, Caribbean and Central America although most likely not a repeat of the devastating 2005 season. The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 23-Jul-2008 02:00

Tropical storm Dolly forms in western Caribbean
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters): Tropical Storm Dolly headed for Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday bearing heavy rains and winds, but it posed no immediate threat to Gulf oil installations slightly south of its projected path. Dolly was churning in the western Caribbean about 165 miles southeast of Cozumel.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 21-Jul-2008 02:00

Tropical depression could form in Caribbean, says NHC
NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): The low-pressure system in the eastern Caribbean Sea north of Curacao and Aruba could become a tropical depression during the next day or two as it moves toward the oil producing US Gulf Coast over the next several days, the US National Hurricane Center said Friday.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 19-Jul-2008 02:00

Tropical depression less likely in SE Caribbean, says NHC
NEW YORK, USA(Reuters): A low-pressure system in the southeastern Caribbean Sea became a little less organized and the potential lessened for it to form into a tropical depression, the US National Hurricane Center said in its 8 a.m. EDT advisory on Thursday. The NHC, however, will continue to monitor the system.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 18-Jul-2008 02:00