…HONE CHANGING LITTLE IN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD…
As of 5:00 PM HST Tue Aug 27
the center of Hone was located near 20.3, -167.0
with movement WNW at 10 mph.
The minimum central pressure was 1002 mb
with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.
Tropical Storm Hone Forecast Advisory
Issued at 0300 UTC WED AUG 28 2024
Tropical Storm Hector Wind Speed Probabilities
Issued at 0300 UTC WED AUG 28 2024
Tropical Storm Hector Forecast Discussion
Issued at 500 PM HST Tue Aug 27 2024
000 WTPZ43 KNHC 280233 TCDEP3 Tropical Storm Hector Discussion Number 10 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP082024 500 PM HST Tue Aug 27 2024 Hector this evening continues to produce a large area of deep convection, though this activity is struggling to become better organized and wrap around the circulation center, possibly due to continued 15-20 kt westerly shear helping to entrain very dry mid-level air near its center. Subjective and objective intensity estimates remain largely unchanged this evening, and the initial intensity will remain 45 kt for this advisory. The tropical storm continues to move off to the west-northwest at 285/10 kt. The mid-level ridge currently steering Hector is expected to weaken somewhat as a mid- to upper-level weakness forms north of Hector. However, the cyclone is also likely to become more vertically shallow and thus steered more by a low-level ridge that will remain in place to the north. Thus, the track forecast shows Hector bending back more westward over the next several days. The latest NHC track forecast is very close to the previous advisory and lies in the middle of the guidance envelope. The overall environment near Hector currently is not all that favorable for much additional strengthening. The current moderate shear is not forecast to let up much as Hector also moves over the cold wake left behind by Gilma, which itself has dramatically weakened as it encountered less favorable conditions. Thus, weakening continues to be forecast with Hector, in good agreement with the intensity guidance. Both the GFS and ECMWF still show the cyclone losing its remaining organized convection after 48 hours, and the NHC forecast shows the system becoming a post-tropical remnant low before it crosses into the Central Pacific basin. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 28/0300Z 18.2N 131.0W 45 KT 50 MPH 12H 28/1200Z 18.4N 132.6W 40 KT 45 MPH 24H 29/0000Z 18.6N 134.7W 35 KT 40 MPH 36H 29/1200Z 18.6N 137.0W 30 KT 35 MPH 48H 30/0000Z 18.5N 139.8W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 60H 30/1200Z 18.4N 142.6W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 72H 31/0000Z...DISSIPATED $$ Forecaster Papin
Tropical Storm Hector Public Advisory
…HECTOR FORECAST TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS…
As of 5:00 PM HST Tue Aug 27
the center of Hector was located near 18.2, -131.0
with movement WNW at 12 mph.
The minimum central pressure was 1001 mb
with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.
Tropical Storm Hector Forecast Advisory
Issued at 0300 UTC WED AUG 28 2024
Tropical Storm Gilma Public Advisory
…GILMA STILL RAPIDLY WEAKENING…
As of 5:00 PM HST Tue Aug 27
the center of Gilma was located near 18.5, -143.3
with movement W at 13 mph.
The minimum central pressure was 1001 mb
with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.
Tropical Storm Gilma Forecast Advisory
Issued at 0300 UTC WED AUG 28 2024
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New York State Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty To Chloroforming, Assaulting Kid’s Nanny While She Slept
New York State Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty To Chloroforming, Assaulting Kid’s Nanny While She Slept
A New York State anesthesiologist has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually abusing his family’s nanny while she was sleeping in his home.
60 year old Paul Giacopelli was indicted in March, and pleaded guilty last Wednesday, according to the NY Post. His lawyer commented that he has “assumed responsibility for his crimes, and now is focused on tending to his family.”
The Post report says that the victim would sometimes stay overnight at his house when watching his children so he could work at the hospital. She said there were four times in 2023 where she fell asleep, “woke up to a rag being held over her face, smelled chemicals and blacked out”, the Post writes.
After setting up a hidden camera, she caught Giacopelli assaulting her. She then brought the video to local police and he was questioned.
Giacopelli confessed to filling a rag with Sevoflurane, an anesthetic agent, according to the Post report. He also said he had a “chloroform fetish” and confessed to sexually assaulting the victim.
He said she was an easy target because she was a “heavy sleeper”.
Giacopelli also admitted to taking drugs, including fentanyl, from the hospital to his home, testimony revealed.
The state Board for Professional Medical Conduct has since barred him from practicing medicine. Giacopelli is set to be sentenced on November 20 and is expected to receive four years in state prison.
Tyler Durden
Tue, 08/27/2024 – 20:30