Tropical Storm Vince

N17_05oct08_1109 Oct 08, 2005, 11:09 UTC Tropical Storm Vince has formed in an unusual location for Atlantic storms, in the far east Atlantic off the coast of Spain and Portugal about 225 miles northwest of the Madeira Islands. This is a "Star Trek" storm, out of this world with its development and its boldly going where no storm has gone before.
N18_05oct09_0257 Oct 09, 2005, 02:57 UTC Vince has maximum sustained winds of near 120 km/h with gusts to 150 km/h. The estimated minimum central pressure was 987 millibars.
N18_05oct10_1002 Oct 10, 2005, 02:47 UTC This is a classic case of warm core system within a cooler environment, but it is over water that is under the normal threshold for storms. This simply limits the storm to how strong it can develop and its about there now, but a major threat to the areas further northeast and a big rainmaker for the coast of Portugal and Spain.
N12_05oct11_0534 Oct 11, 2005, 05:34 UTC Vince is making landfall in Spain as it begins to lose tropical characteristics. It is the first tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in Spain. Tropical depression center located near Lat 37.2N, Long 7.1W at 11:00 UTC. Only one other Atlantic season had more tropical storms and hurricanes since record keeping began in 1851 -- there were 21 in 1933. The most hurricanes to ever form in a season were 12 in 1969.

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