Meteorological Analysis
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Jose originated from a tropical wave which left the coast of Africa on October
8th. The wave started to organize on October 15th as it crossed the Atlantic
under the subtropical ridge, and by the 17th the wave gained enough
organization to be considered a tropical depression. The depression was located
700 nm E of the Windward Islands at formation. The depression then
strengthened into tropical storm Jose on the 18th, and continued to move NW
towards a weakness in the subtropical ridge. Jose then became a hurricane
on the 19th under favorable environmental conditions, about 150 miles E of the
Leeward Islands. Jose reached its peak intensity of 100 mph with a pressure of
979 mb on the 20th, and struck the Leeward Islands at a slightly weaker
intensity the same day The islands of Antigua, St. Barthelemy, and St. Martin
were directly hit by Jose. By the 21st Jose weakened into a tropical storm and
affected the Virgin Islands as well as Puerto Rico. Jose then began a sharp
recurve to the NNE on the 22nd and began to weaken faster due to increasing
shear. Jose managed to regain hurricane strength on the 24th despite continuing
shear, and Jose passed within 300 nm of Bermuda the same day. Shear began
to take its toll again on Jose though, and Jose weakened into a tropical storm
by the 25th. Jose became extatropical on the 25th and merged with another
extratropical system later that day.
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Casualty and Damage Overview
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2 deaths are attributed to Jose, with one on Antigua and one on St. Maarten.
The damage from Jose was relatively minor across the Leeward Islands,
Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Most damage was flood damage in low lying
areas. Total damage was less then $5 million.
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Jose Hurricane Research Division Products
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Tracking Data
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Hurricane Jose
Time Lat Lon Wind(mph) Pressure Storm type
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18 GMT 10/17/99 9.8N 50.8W 30 1006 Tropical Depression
0 GMT 10/18/99 10.3N 51.8W 35 1005 Tropical Depression
6 GMT 10/18/99 10.9N 52.8W 40 1004 Tropical Storm
12 GMT 10/18/99 11.5N 53.9W 45 1003 Tropical Storm
18 GMT 10/18/99 12.2N 55.1W 45 1002 Tropical Storm
0 GMT 10/19/99 12.9N 56.1W 50 1000 Tropical Storm
6 GMT 10/19/99 13.5N 57.1W 65 994 Tropical Storm
12 GMT 10/19/99 14.1N 58.1W 70 994 Tropical Storm
18 GMT 10/19/99 14.9N 58.9W 75 992 Category 1 Hurricane
0 GMT 10/20/99 15.7N 59.5W 80 987 Category 1 Hurricane
6 GMT 10/20/99 16.3N 60.2W 90 979 Category 1 Hurricane
12 GMT 10/20/99 16.8N 61.1W 100 980 Category 2 Hurricane
18 GMT 10/20/99 17.2N 62.0W 90 983 Category 1 Hurricane
0 GMT 10/21/99 17.6N 62.7W 85 990 Category 1 Hurricane
6 GMT 10/21/99 18.1N 63.8W 75 992 Category 1 Hurricane
12 GMT 10/21/99 18.5N 64.8W 70 996 Tropical Storm
18 GMT 10/21/99 19.0N 65.3W 65 994 Tropical Storm
0 GMT 10/22/99 19.4N 65.8W 60 993 Tropical Storm
6 GMT 10/22/99 19.9N 66.1W 60 992 Tropical Storm
12 GMT 10/22/99 20.5N 65.9W 60 992 Tropical Storm
18 GMT 10/22/99 21.1N 65.6W 60 993 Tropical Storm
0 GMT 10/23/99 22.0N 65.2W 60 994 Tropical Storm
6 GMT 10/23/99 23.0N 64.8W 60 995 Tropical Storm
12 GMT 10/23/99 24.0N 64.3W 65 995 Tropical Storm
18 GMT 10/23/99 25.2N 63.8W 65 995 Tropical Storm
0 GMT 10/24/99 26.6N 63.1W 65 995 Tropical Storm
6 GMT 10/24/99 28.0N 62.2W 70 990 Tropical Storm
12 GMT 10/24/99 29.7N 61.1W 75 987 Category 1 Hurricane
18 GMT 10/24/99 32.2N 59.8W 75 987 Category 1 Hurricane
0 GMT 10/25/99 34.9N 58.1W 70 990 Tropical Storm
6 GMT 10/25/99 37.9N 55.8W 65 994 Tropical Storm
12 GMT 10/25/99 40.0N 51.8W 60 996 Extratropical Storm
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