Leslie Strengthens In The Atlantic

On August 30, 2012, Tropical Depression Twelve turned into Tropical Storm Leslie. The storm further strengthened into Hurricane Leslie days later. When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite flew over the system on August 31, it appeared as a fairly uniform mass of clouds. But to the CloudSat satellite, the picture was more complex. 

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Leslie Becomes Sixth named Hurricane Of Season

Tropical Depression Twelve strengthened into Tropical Storm Leslie on August 30, 2012. On September 5, Leslie became the sixth Atlantic hurricane of the 2012 season, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC). 

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Major Hurricane Michael Forms In The Mid-Atlantic

The eye of Hurricane Michael can be clearly seen in this NOAA image at 10:15 AM GMT on Thursday, 06 September. Click to enlarge.

Hurricane Michael in the mid-Atlantic Ocean became the first major hurricane of 2012 on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Centre. 

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Number Of Forecasted Atlantic Hurricanes Revised Upwards

Hurricane Gordon, the seventh named storm of the season, pictured by NASA over The Azores early on Monday.

 

In its updated tropical forecast for 2012, released today, WSI (Weather Services International) has increased the 2012 forecast to 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 intense hurricanes (category 3 or greater). 

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WSI Raises 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast

In its updated tropical forecast for 2012, WSI (Weather Services International) has increased the 2012 forecast to 13 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 3 intense hurricanes (category 3 or greater). 

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