Fred in the Caribbean Sea

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Jake 10

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The sixth-named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season developed on Tuesday evening, breaking the basin's month-long lull. Tropical Storm Fred was named as it lingered just south of Puerto Rico at 11 p.m., local time, Tuesday. AccuWeather meteorologists had been tracking the disturbance that became Fred since last week, before it was even designated Potential Tropical Cyclone Six by the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The storm was blamed for power outages in Puerto Rico Tuesday night. The island's power grid remains fragile following the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria in 2017, The Associated Press reported. Eight shelters were opened across Puerto Rico, officials told the AP.

Fred will track through the northern Caribbean before eyeing the United States as early as this weekend. Floridians are being urged to remain vigilant as the AccuWeather Eye Path® will bring the system close to the Sunshine State with the potential for heavy rainfall, gusty winds and severe weather and dangerous seas.
 
The island's power grid remains fragile following the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria in 2017,

So Puerto Rico is still messed up that way roughly 4 years later. That doesn’t bode well, considering how much hurricane drama the past several years have seen.
 
So Puerto Rico is still messed up that way roughly 4 years later. That doesn’t bode well, considering how much hurricane drama the past several years have seen.
Yes, it seems like it. I was there early this year and there are still blue tarps on houses and down grids 4 years after the fact.
 
Grace is possibly next, moving into the Antilles by Sunday, if it organizes itself sufficiently.
 
so this is what may become Grace

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NOAA updated its outlook on the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season on Wednesday, maintaining that it will be an above-average season.

They predicted 15 to 21 named storms are possible, with seven to ten becoming hurricanes and three to five of those becoming major hurricanes, meaning Category 3 or higher.

"After a record-setting start, the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season does not show any signs of relenting as it enters the peak months ahead," said Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., NOAA administrator. "NOAA will continue to provide the science and services that are foundational to keeping communities prepared for any threatening storm."
 
As Fred impacted parts of the Caribbean with strong winds and heavy rain on Wednesday and Wednesday night, AccuWeather meteorologists were tracking a tropical rainstorm (designated Invest 95L by the National Hurricane Center), that could soon follow in Fred's footsteps.

AccuWeather forecasters have been monitoring what is now Fred since it emerged as a tropical wave last week. It eventually became more organized as it crossed the Lesser Antilles and moved into the Caribbean Sea on Monday night. By Tuesday night, the feature strengthened into a tropical storm, then changed status to a tropical depression on Wednesday night.

Visible satellite imagery of Fred on Thursday morning revealed how disorganized the feature had become after it passed over Hispaniola. The low-level circulation can be seen near the eastern tip of Cuba while the more robust thunderstorms are offset to the east over Hispaniola.

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and back to Fred Hurricane - storm

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Sounds like Fred will be a bit of a nothingburger for Florida. Elsa was a bigger storm on a slightly closer track. We barely got any rain or wind at all from Elsa. We still got the super hot and steamy day that always follows a hurricane.

I guess I'll go re-fill the cans with ethanol-free gas out of an abundance of caution.

I haven't heard much about how DR fared in Fred. Hopefully that means there wasn't a lot of damage. They get pummeled even more often than Florida.
 
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