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Canadian Pacific workers give 72 hour strike notice as negotiations continue
2012-05-20 03:07:20| Railroads - Topix.net
Unionized workers at Canadian Pacific Railway have turned up the heat at the bargaining table, serving 72 hour strike notice.
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East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
2012-05-20 01:49:30| National Hurricane Center (East Pacific)
000 ABPZ20 KNHC 192349 TWOEP TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 500 PM PDT SAT MAY 19 2012 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CENTERED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF ACAPULCO IS SHOWING SOME SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...BUT WITHOUT ANY WELL-DEFINED SURFACE CIRCULATION. CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES LITTLE. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN/BLAKE
Category: Transportation and Logistics
Unruly passenger released following acquittal
2012-05-20 00:57:29| Airlines - Topix.net
A Florida man whose rants on a Southwest Airlines flight last year forced an unscheduled landing in the Texas Panhandle has been released from federal custody.
Category: Transportation and Logistics
Tropical Storm ALBERTO Update Statement
2012-05-20 00:50:24| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Issued at 650 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 000 WTNT61 KNHC 192250 TCUAT1 TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012012 650 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SHIP INDICATES ALBERTO IS STRONGER... REPORTS FROM A SHIP NEAR THE CENTER OF ALBERTO INDICATE THAT THE CYCLONE IS STRONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED. BASED PRIMARILY ON THE PRESSURE DATA...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW ESTIMATED TO BE 60 MPH...95 KM/H. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND NO CHANGES TO THE OFFICIAL FORECAST ARE REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. SUMMARY OF 650 PM...2250 UTC...INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...32.2N 77.9W ABOUT 130 MI...210 KM ESE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM S OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 220 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.38 INCHES $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/FRANKLIN
Category: Transportation and Logistics
Tropical Storm ALBERTO Graphics
2012-05-19 23:06:04| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
5-Day Uncertainty Track last updated Sat, 19 May 2012 20:49:14 GMT Wind Speed Probabilities last updated Sat, 19 May 2012 21:03:44 GMT
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Tropical Storm ALBERTO Advisory 1 Watches/Warnings (.kmz)
2012-05-19 22:48:30| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
GIS Data last updated Sat, 19 May 2012 20:48:30 GMT
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Tropical Storm ALBERTO Advisory 1 Forecast Cone of Uncertainty (.kmz)
2012-05-19 22:48:30| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
GIS Data last updated Sat, 19 May 2012 20:48:30 GMT
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Tropical Storm ALBERTO Advisory 1 Forecast Track (.kmz)
2012-05-19 22:48:30| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
GIS Data last updated Sat, 19 May 2012 20:48:30 GMT
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Tropical Storm ALBERTO Advisory 1 Forecast Track, Cone, Watches/Warnings (.shp)
2012-05-19 22:48:28| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
GIS Data last updated Sat, 19 May 2012 20:48:28 GMT
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Tropical Storm ALBERTO Forecast Discussion Number 1
2012-05-19 22:42:59| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Issued at 500 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 000 WTNT41 KNHC 192042 TCDAT1 TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO DISCUSSION NUMBER 1 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012012 500 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 SATELLITE...RADAR...AND SURFACE DATA INDICATE THAT THE SMALL SURFACE LOW LOCATED OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA HAS ACQUIRED THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE. ORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION HAS BEEN PERSISTENT OVER THE CENTER FOR MORE THAN 18 HOURS...AND THE CIRCULATION CENTER HAS BEEN MOVING SOUTH AWAY FROM AN AIRMASS BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDS ROUGHLY ALONG 33N. BASED ON AN ASCAT PASS FROM AROUND 1530 UTC...THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS SET AT 40 KT. ALBERTO IS SITUATED IN A MARGINAL THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT FOR STRENGTHENING...WITH A MARKEDLY DRY CONTINENTAL AIRMASS TO ITS NORTH AND WEST OVER THE EASTERN CAROLINAS. GIVEN THIS...ONLY MODEST INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED DESPITE THE CYCLONE BEING OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM GULF STREAM. ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL BY 96 HOURS...AND SHOULD DISSIPATE BY DAY 5. THE NHC INTENSITY FORECAST IS A BLEND OF THE MORE AGGRESSIVE STATISTICAL GUIDANCE AND THE WEAKER DYNAMICAL MODELS. THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION IS A BIT TO THE EAST OF THE COLDEST CLOUD TOPS AND THE CIRCULATION CENTER SEEN ON RADAR...AND THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 220/03. THE SYNOPTIC ENVIRONMENT IS COMPLEX...AS ALBERTO IS IN A REGION OF WEAK STEERING FLOW WITHIN A BROAD MID/UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH. THE NHC FORECAST SHOWS A SLOW SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO DUE TO THE STRONG NORTHEASTERLY FLOW BETWEEN A SURFACE RIDGE EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS AND A LARGER EXTRATROPICAL LOW CENTERED NEAR 36N/72W. AS THAT LOW MOVES WESTWARD AND WEAKENS BY SUNDAY NIGHT...ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD AND THEN ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD AFTER 48 HOURS AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND THE STEERING FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWESTERLY. GIVEN THE SMALL SIZE OF ALBERTO AND THE COMPLEX STEERING PATTERN...IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THE TRACK MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS A LARGE AMOUNT OF SPREAD...BOTH IN TERMS OF HOW FAR SOUTH AND WEST ALBERTO WILL MOVE...AND HOW SHARP THE TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WILL BE. THE NHC TRACK FORECAST IS GENERALLY CLOSE TO THE TVCA MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS...AND IS OF VERY LOW CONFIDENCE. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH COULD BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS THIS EVENING. ALBERTO IS EARLIEST-FORMING TROPICAL STORM IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN SINCE ANA IN 2003. THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST TIME THAT A TROPICAL STORM HAS FORMED BEFORE THE OFFICIAL START OF THE HURRICANE SEASON IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND EAST PACIFIC BASINS. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 19/2100Z 32.2N 77.7W 40 KT 45 MPH 12H 20/0600Z 31.9N 78.1W 45 KT 50 MPH 24H 20/1800Z 31.7N 78.5W 45 KT 50 MPH 36H 21/0600Z 31.9N 78.9W 45 KT 50 MPH 48H 21/1800Z 32.7N 78.5W 45 KT 50 MPH 72H 22/1800Z 34.5N 75.5W 45 KT 50 MPH 96H 23/1800Z 37.5N 72.0W 40 KT 45 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP 120H 24/1800Z...DISSIPATED $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN
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