Meteorological Analysis
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Gamma originated from a tropical wave which moved off the coast of Africa on
November 3rd. The wave maintained convection as it crossed the ocean, which
is quite unusual considering the time of year. The wave produced tropical storm
conditions as it passed through the Windward Islands on November 13th. The
wave then developed a low pressure that day, and by the 14th the low had
become organized enough to be considered a tropical depression. The
depression was 85 nm west of the islands at formation. Shear continued
to impact the depression as it moved west but, the depression became
tropical storm Gamma on the 15th. Shear then increased rapidly and by the
16th Gamma had become an open wave about 300 nm from Jamaica. The
sub-tropical high forced Gamma's remnants westward at a fast clip, until they
hit the western Caribbean and slowed on the 17th. Meanwhile, a broad low
pressure formed near Panama on the 16th. This low joined up with Gamma's
remnants, and by the 18th the interaction caused Gamma to regenerate into
a tropical storm just north of Honduras. Gamma then reached its peak intensity
of 50 mph as it drifted north. Southerly shear impacted Gamma on the 20th,
and Gamma rapidly degenerated into a non-convective remnant low by the 21st.
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Casualty and Damage Overview
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37 casualties occured due to Gamma. 34 were in Honduras and 3 in Belize.
These deaths were due to flooding rains and thier accompanying flash floods.
Supposedly 100,000 houses were damaged from the floods. $13-$18 million
in banana crops were lost in Honduras as well.
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Gamma Hurricane Research Division Products
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Tracking Data
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Tropical Storm Gamma
Time Lat Lon Wind(mph) Pressure Storm type
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0 GMT 11/14/05 13.2N 62.1W 35 1007 Tropical Depression
6 GMT 11/14/05 13.6N 62.8W 35 1006 Tropical Depression
12 GMT 11/14/05 13.8N 63.4W 35 1006 Tropical Depression
18 GMT 11/14/05 14.1N 64.2W 35 1005 Tropical Depression
0 GMT 11/15/05 14.2N 65.0W 35 1004 Tropical Depression
6 GMT 11/15/05 14.3N 66.0W 40 1004 Tropical Storm
12 GMT 11/15/05 14.4N 67.1W 40 1004 Tropical Storm
18 GMT 11/15/05 14.7N 68.4W 35 1005 Tropical Depression
0 GMT 11/16/05 14.8N 69.9W 35 1006 Tropical Depression
6 GMT 11/16/05 14.8N 71.5W 35 1006 Tropical Depression
12 GMT 11/16/05 14.7N 73.1W 30 1006 Tropical Depression
18 GMT 11/16/05 14.8N 75.4W 30 1006 Tropical Depression
0 GMT 11/17/05 15.0N 77.6W 30 1007 Tropical Depression
6 GMT 11/17/05 15.3N 79.7W 30 1008 Tropical Depression
12 GMT 11/17/05 15.6N 81.7W 35 1007 Tropical Depression
18 GMT 11/17/05 15.8N 83.1W 35 1007 Tropical Depression
0 GMT 11/18/05 15.8N 84.1W 35 1007 Tropical Depression
6 GMT 11/18/05 15.7N 84.8W 35 1006 Tropical Depression
12 GMT 11/18/05 15.5N 85.5W 35 1006 Tropical Depression
18 GMT 11/18/05 15.7N 85.6W 40 1006 Tropical Storm
0 GMT 11/19/05 16.0N 85.6W 45 1005 Tropical Storm
6 GMT 11/19/05 16.1N 85.6W 45 1004 Tropical Storm
12 GMT 11/19/05 16.1N 85.4W 50 1002 Tropical Storm
18 GMT 11/19/05 16.2N 85.2W 45 1004 Tropical Storm
0 GMT 11/20/05 16.4N 85.0W 45 1005 Tropical Storm
6 GMT 11/20/05 16.6N 85.0W 40 1006 Tropical Storm
12 GMT 11/20/05 16.7N 85.2W 35 1007 Tropical Depression
18 GMT 11/20/05 16.9N 85.5W 35 1007 Tropical Depression
0 GMT 11/21/05 17.1N 85.5W 30 1008 Tropical Depression
6 GMT 11/21/05 17.0N 85.2W 30 1008 Subtropical Depression
12 GMT 11/21/05 16.7N 84.8W 30 1008 Subtropical Depression
18 GMT 11/21/05 16.4N 84.3W 30 1009 Subtropical Depression
0 GMT 11/22/05 15.4N 83.5W 30 1009 Subtropical Depression
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Tracking map courtesy of Plymouth
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Courtesy of NHC
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