Adrian (East Pacific)

billy the squid

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/EP01/refresh/EP0105W5+gif/024025W_sm.gif

What looks like the first storm to hit the Americas wont be coming from the Atlantic, but from the Pacific. and looks likely to hit the poorer parts of the continent also.

link to predicted map above

also

Public Advisories
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPEP1+shtml/190228.shtml?

billy the squid

Adrian is now a category one hurricane

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF
GUATEMALA FROM SIPACATE EASTWARD ALONG THE EL SALVADOR COAST TO THE
EL SALVADOR-HONDURAS BORDER.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF
HONDURAS...INCLUDING THE GOLFO DE FONSECA...AND FOR THE PACIFIC
COAST OF GUATEMALA FROM SIPACATE WESTWARD TO THE GUATEMALA-MEXICO
BORDER.

EDIT: from Fox news

PUERTO LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador — Salvadoran officials evacuated some 10,000 people and closed schools Thursday as Hurricane Adrian (search) steamed toward the country's coast.

El Salvador and Guatemala declared emergencies as the eastern Pacific's first named tropical storm of the season, gained force and headed directly for the coast, carrying heavy rains that forecasters said could cause devastating flooding.

Forecasters said Adrian was only about 35 miles from the Salvadoran coast, and would likely hit land Thursday night.

In Puerto La Libertad (search), the beach resort and seafood center closest to El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, streets were nearly deserted as rains sprayed across an increasingly agitated surf and waves pounded at the pier.

"You can feel the concern because we have never had anything like this," said Marco Antonio Hernandez, a 40-year-old seafood vendor.

The U.S. State Department warned the storm was expected to cause severe flooding and urged U.S. residents and tourists in Central America to stay alert.

Salvadoran President Tony Saca (search) broadcast an appeal for his citizens to obey evacuation requests.

Dale

Oops didnt see this thread here Well im ready for this years hurricane season, i love this time of year, its sooo fasinating. Back on topic, Adrian doesn't seem to be a mad storm really, as he will be degrading to less than 39mph by the time he hits the cubian islands. So that would just be a breeze.

billy the squid

I know it wont amount to much by the time it reaches the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribean, The thing is though it is going to cause major flooding in the west coast of central americk

It is the earliest I have seen a storm in this part of the world.

Its still a strong tropical storm with sustained winds of 65mph and it is well inland of El Salvadore. and will still have tropical storm status when it reaches honduras.

It might not have very high winds, but it is forcast to dump a serious amount of rain on these parts.

billy the squid

Adrian is not expected to re-intensify, but nonetheless the NHC in florida are watching it

732
AXNT20 KNHC 201041
TWDAT

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION...
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
805 AM EDT FRI 20 MAY 2005

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR NORTH AMERICA...CENTRAL
AMERICA... GULF OF MEXICO...CARIBBEAN SEA...NORTHEASTERN
SECTIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA...AND ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE AFRICAN
COAST FROM THE EQUATOR TO 32N. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS
BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...WEATHER OBSERVATIONS...RADAR...AND
METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS.

BASED ON 0600 UTC SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THROUGH
0945 UTC.

..SPECIAL FEATURES...
TROPICAL STORM ADRIAN IS INLAND OVER EL SALVADOR THIS SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO FURTHER DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS IT
MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL AMERICA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND WILL BE
IN THE CARIBBEAN BY SAT. IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO RE-GENERATE INTO
A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE AT THIS TIME. SEE LATEST NHC
PUBLIC ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIATCPEP1/WTPZ31 KNHC
AND THE FULL FORECAST/ADVISORY UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS
MIATCMEP1/WTPZ21 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS.

billy the squid

well the good news is that there was hardly any serious damage, some minor flooding, but things in the region appear to have returned to normal

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=776251

one life was lost however.