Friday, August 25, 2006

Ernesto Update

* The new info is out from the National Hurricane Center. Here are the numbers, as of 10pm CDT:

Latitude 14.8 N
Longitude 69.1 W
That puts Ernesto about 555 miles east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica.
Winds: 45 mph
Movement: WNW 16 mph

* Here is the latest suite of computer model data available this evening: (NOTE: Click on these images for a larger version)



There seems to be two camps of model guidance - one that takes Ernesto into Mexico/Texas, and another that brings this into the northern Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center is going with the more troubling track:



* Lauren Raymer will be keeping the blog fresh over the weekend, and I'll pop in for an update or two as well.

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