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Category Archives: The Coast

Items of interest about the North Carolina coast and the Outer Banks

The Hybrid Storm

A little bit subtropical, a little tropical.
And kicking up the coast and well inland.
FPS buoy has the numbers.
Pretty windy here in the Piedmont.
Wunder:
A powerful extratropical storm (94L) with some tropical characteristics is bringing tropical storm-like conditions to the waters just offshore the U.S. coast, from South Carolina to Virginia. QuikSCAT data from this morning and [...]

Fay

Tropical Storm Fay to become a hurricane.
Via Reuters:
Despite the mountainous terrain of Haiti, which had been expected to hamper the storm’s development, Fay held together quite well overnight, the Miami-based hurricane center said.
The storm’s forecast track had also shifted a little to the south and west, meaning it would spend more time than initially expected [...]

Cristobal

OK, that was fast.
Tropical Storm Cristobal forms off the Carolinas coast.
You want to read this;
And pay a virtual visit to BUOY 41004

TD3 continues to organize

Not something you want to see just off the coast — a rapidly organizing tropical depression.
Masters:
None of the models forecast that TD 3 will intensify beyond a 50 mph tropical storm, due to the relatively cool water temperatures, moderate wind shear, and the presence of dry air nearby. I think TD 3 is organizing a [...]

Gabby

Tropical storm Gabrielle (for now, it’s still subtropical) formed last night and is an immediate threat to the Outer Banks. A lot of big weather watchers are sniffing at the low winds, but don’t be lulled into thinking Sunday is going to be a walk in the park.
Graphics via NHC.
Jeff Masters looks at the impact:
Recent [...]

Dionaea muscipula Ellis Venus flytrap

Photographed in late September in the Croatan National Forest in an area that had been burned in the late spring.

Gentiana autumnalis L. pine barren gentian

Photographed in late September, 2006 in the Croatan National Forest tagging along with the North Carolina Native Plant Society.
Additional information:
• USDA Plant Database
• Short Essay: In the Land of Fire