Tropical Update: Nestor Becomes a Post-Tropical Cyclone

Figure 1. Visible satellite image of Nestor from 9:46

Nestor has become post-tropical, meaning the cyclone no longer posses any characteristics of a tropical cyclone.

As of 10 AM CDT, Nestor was located about 70 miles south-southwest of Panama City with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, a minimum central pressure of 996 mb, and was moving east-northeast at 9 mph.

While Nestor is no longer a tropical cyclone, impacts will be the same.

Figure 2. Forecast cone for Nestor from the National Hurricane Center as of 10 AM CDT October 19, 2019.

Because Nestor’s speed has slowed quite a bit, landfall will likely be this afternoon instead of this morning, but still occur between Panama City, FL and Apalachicola, FL.

Caleb Carmichael
Caleb Carmichael

Caleb is the owner of Gulf Coast Storm Center. He is currently an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University majoring in geoscience with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology. While not yet a meteorologist, Caleb has been providing weather updates, news, and analysis for the Gulf Coast since 2014.

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