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==Records and naming==
==Records and naming==
October 14 marked the first time that the name ''Omar'' was used for any tropical cyclone in the Atlantic;<ref name="hurdat">{{cite web| author=NHC Hurricane Research Division| title=Atlantic hurricane best track ("HURDAT")| publisher=NOAA| date=2008-01-01|accessdate=2008-10-14| url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/tracks1851to2007-apr08.txt}}</ref> however it was used in the west Pacific and retired after [[Typhoon Omar]] of the [[1992 Pacific typhoon season]].{{fact}}<!-- THIS URL DOESN'T WORK: <ref name="Typhoon_Omar">{{cite web|author=|publisher=|date=|accessdate=2008-10-14|title=|url=http://metoc.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1992atcr/pdf/wnp/15w.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref>-->
October 14 marked the first time that the name ''Omar'' was used for any tropical cyclone in the Atlantic;<ref name="hurdat">{{cite web| author=NHC Hurricane Research Division| title=Atlantic hurricane best track ("HURDAT")| publisher=NOAA| date=2008-01-01|accessdate=2008-10-14| url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/tracks1851to2007-apr08.txt}}</ref> however it was used in the west Pacific and retired after [[Typhoon Omar]] of the [[1992 Pacific typhoon season]].<!--{{fact}} this shouldn't be put here because it says that Omar was retired after 1992 in the main article--><!-- THIS URL DOESN'T WORK: <ref name="Typhoon_Omar">{{cite web|author=|publisher=|date=|accessdate=2008-10-14|title=|url=http://metoc.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc/atcr/1992atcr/pdf/wnp/15w.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref>-->


==Current storm information==
==Current storm information==

Revision as of 23:51, 14 October 2008

This article is about the Atlantic Tropical Storm of 2008. For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Omar.
Tropical Storm Omar
Current storm status
Tropical storm (1-min mean)
Satellite image
Forecast map
As of:5 p.m. AST (2100 UTC) October 14
Location:14.0°N 68.5°W ± 20 nm
About 345 mi (550 km) SSW of San Juan
About 120 mi (195 km) NNE of Curaçao
Sustained winds:60 knots | 70 mph | 110 km/h (1-min mean)
gusting to 75 knots | 85 mph | 140 km/h
Pressure:982 mbar (hPa) | 29.00 inHg
Movement:ENE at 6 kt | 7 mph | 11 km/h
See more detailed information.

Tropical Storm Omar is the fifteenth tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. [1][2] This is the first time the name Omar has been used for any tropical cyclone in the Atlantic.

Meteorological history

A tropical disturbance in the eastern Caribbean Sea was unfavorable for development in the second week of October. While drifting across the region, upper-level winds diminished enough for the tropical disturbance to strengthen. The cyclonic circulation could be seen on radar and depicted with surface observations and a National Hurricane Center tool - Quikscat. The disturbance eventually developed into Tropical Depression Fifteen on October 13. It strengthened to Tropical Storm Omar the next day. [3] Omar rapidly intensified that afternoon and reached an intensity of 70 mph (110 km/h).

Preparations

On October 13, tropical storm watches were issued for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic from Saona Island to Cabo Engaño by the respective governments of those islands.[4]

Records and naming

October 14 marked the first time that the name Omar was used for any tropical cyclone in the Atlantic;[5] however it was used in the west Pacific and retired after Typhoon Omar of the 1992 Pacific typhoon season.

Current storm information

As of 5 p.m. AST (2100 UTC) October 14, Tropical Storm Omar is located within 20 nautical miles of 14.0°N 68.5°W, about 345 mi (550 km) south-southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico and about 120 mi (195 km) north of Curaçao. Maximum sustained winds are 60 knots (70 mph, 110 km/h), with stronger gusts. Minimum central pressure is 982 mbar (hPa; 29.00 InHg), and the system is moving east-northeast at 6 kt (7 mph, 11 km/h).

Tropical storm-force winds extend out up to 90 mi (150 km) from the center of Omar.

Rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches (100 to 200 mm) are possible across the Netherlands Antilles and northern Venezuela, with isolated amounts up to 12 inches (300 mm) possible in the Netherlands Antilles. Rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches (125 to 250 mm) are possible in Puerto Rico and the northern Leeward Islands, with isolated amounts to 20 inches (500 mm) possible.

Watches and warnings

Hurricane warning levels
Hurricane warning
Hurricane conditions
expected within 36 hours.
Hurricane watch
Hurricane conditions
possible within 48 hours.
Tropical storm warning
Tropical storm conditions expected within 36 hours.
Tropical storm watch
Tropical storm conditions possible within 48 hours.
Storm surge warning
Life-threatening storm surge possible within 36 hours.
Storm surge watch
Life-threatening storm surge possible within 48 hours.
Extreme wind warning
Winds reaching Category 3 status or higher likely (issued two hours or less before onset of extreme winds).

As of 5 p.m. AST (2100 UTC) October 14, the following warnings and watches are in effect:

Hurricane watch
Tropical storm warning
Tropical storm watch

For latest official information see:

See also

References

  1. ^ FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 1
  2. ^ FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 5
  3. ^ FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 5
  4. ^ Avila (2008-10-14). "Tropical Depression Fifteen Advisory Number 2". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
  5. ^ NHC Hurricane Research Division (2008-01-01). "Atlantic hurricane best track ("HURDAT")". NOAA. Retrieved 2008-10-14.

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