On May 31, 9:35*pm, "Nigel Paice" wrote:
"Martin Rowley" wrote in message

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... a bit of an oddity this one, but the season has started off. Within
the 'normal' time frame, as the North Atlantic/Caribbean season is
nominally 'opened' on the 15th May.

Martin.

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WTNT41 KNHC 311710
TCDAT1
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR SPECIAL DISCUSSION NUMBER * 1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL * AL012008
100 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2008

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN
BECAME A TROPICAL STORM AS IT WAS CROSSING THE COAST OF BELIZE
EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS IS BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...SHIP DATA
AND A NOAA BUOY 42056 WHICH REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. INITIAL INTENSITY IS SET AT 35 KNOTS BUT BECAUSE
ARTHUR IS ALREADY INLAND..WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED. *THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY THAT ARTHUR REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STATUS IF IT MOVES
BACK OVER WATER IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE.

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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N * Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023

T/S "Arthur" has actually formed a day before the opening
of the North Atlantic hurricane season, Martin, which starts
tomorrow, the 1st of June. *It's the East Pacific area that
commences it's hurricane season on the 15th of May.
Both regions seasons terminate on the 30th of November.

Regards,

Nigel- Hide quoted text -

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Well, they do and they don't! That may be the "official" end and start
to the season, but someone ought to tell the hurricanes and cyclones
that!

Paul