Urugan Helena sa vjetrovima brzine od 205 km/h postao je urugan 3. kategorije i kreće se prema Bermudi. Četvrti urugan u sezoni atlantskih oluja mogao bi još dodatno ojačati prema stručnjacima.
Urugan Gordon sa vjetrovima od 130 km/h počeo je jačati na putu prema sjeveroistoku i mogao bi punom snagom udariti portugalske Azore.
The six-month Atlantic hurricane season, which began on June 1, has so far produced eight storms, of which four reached hurricane strength. The long-term average is for 10 storms a year, of which six become hurricanes.
Forecasters had initially expected that 2006 would see above average hurricane activity after 2005's record-breaking season, during which 28 storms spawned 15 hurricanes, and 2004, when four hurricanes plowed through Florida.
But forecasters say a number of weather factors have contributed to lower-than-expected hurricane activity, including Saharan dust over the Atlantic and the development of El Nino conditions in the eastern Pacific.
An unusual warming of Pacific waters, El Nino conditions suppress hurricane formation in the Atlantic by increasing the amount of wind shear, which is the difference in the velocity or the direction of winds at different altitudes.
National Hurricane Center
::IZ MEDIJA::
Hurricane Helene could menace Bermuda (AP)
Hurricane Helene Intensifies Over Atlantic (Local10)
Helene Strengthens to Category 3 Storm (Daily Comet)
Hurricane Helene nears peak power over Atlantic (Reuters)
Post je objavljen 18.09.2006. u 20:27 sati.