Josephine, the tenth tropical storm of the Atlantic
Washington, Sept. 2 (PL) The tenth tropical storm of the current hurricane season formed this morning near the islands south of Cape Verde, reported the National Hurricane Center (CNH), headquartered in Miami.
The meteor that was named after Josephine, was located at 11.00 local time at 13.2 degrees north latitude and 25.3 degrees west longitude, about 270 kilometres south-southeast of Cape Verde.
The system has maximum winds of 65 kilometers per hour and was moving west at about 24 kilometers per hour, explained the CNH.
Josephine has the potential to become a hurricane of great intensity.
For his part, Hanna continued their advance in the eastern Caribbean Sea causing heavy rains in the Bahamas, Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Its center was located at 21.0 degrees north latitude and 73.5 degrees west longitude, about 600 miles from Nassau, CNH said.
Hurricane season 2008 in the Atlanta Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico
Name: Tropical Storm "Josephine"
Latest data available:
10:00 AM on 02-SEP-2008 (Central time for Mexico)
Review: Josephine (pronounced "yo-be-so") is the tenth tropical storm of the season, formed on the morning of Tuesday, September 2, 2008 and derived from the tropical depression 10 originated at dawn the same day near the African coast and the islands of Cape Verde, very east of the Lesser Antilles, off the coast of the Ocean Atlanta.
Current status: Tropical Storm Josephine newly formed this morning, moving west .. far from Mexican coast.
Forecast: We will move just south of the Cape Verde islands today and begin its journey in open waters of Atlanta on Wednesday. It has potential to become hurricane in the coming days.
Zone warning for Mexico:
At the moment does not affect Mexican territory.
Location in the centre: (benchmarks)
* 205 km south-southwest of the Cape Verde islands over southeastern
* to 6.545 km east of Mexico
Movement: Westward to 24 mph
Wind Force: Maximum sustained 65 km / h.
Radio Wind: Winds of tropical storm strength to extend to 55 km from downtown.
Diameter EYE: ---
Potential to affect: heavy rains and storm surges over the area which houses the system.
Forecast maps and trajectory:
