Giant storm threatens to wreak havoc on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean
Monster storm that stretches from the coast of Spain to Canada threatens to wreak havoc on both sides of the Atlantic
A giant storm was seen swirling eastward across the Atlantic Ocean
The storm has featured hurricane force winds, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) indicated
Waves went 50 feet into the air because of the storm
It is expected to lessen in strength, but parts of the United Kingdom may experience 'stormy conditions'
The development comes as forecasters said Hurricane Gonzalo may become a category four storm on Wednesday
A monster comma-shaped storm stretching across nearly the whole North Atlantic is threatening to wreak havoc on both sides of the ocean.
Video of the massive storm was released by the National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center (NWSOPC) to YouTube as hurricane force winds developed at its center creating waves as high as 50-feet.
The storm is just one of three huge depressions currently filling the ocean, with Hurricane Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo also barreling towards Bermuda.
Gonzalo is poised to hit Bermuda later this week with sustained winds of more than 110 miles per hour. The West Indies have already been battered by the storm, with images revealing destroyed boats, down trees and debris strewn across beaches in Point a Pitre, Guadeloupe.
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On the move: The giant storm is seen across the Atlantic Ocean, with two other storms, Hurricane Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo, below
Joining forces: Another satellite image taken on Wednesday shows Hurricane Gonzalo, lower right, as it heads towards Bermuda
Danger: Red near the center of the storm indicates hurricane force, according to NOAA
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that 'the storm rapidly intensified between Sunday and Monday. Its central pressure dropped 46 mb in 24 hours (from 1002 mb to 956 mb) – a textbook meteorological bomb. Late Monday, the storm’s pressure likely bottomed out around 948 mb which is comparable to levels in many category 3 hurricanes'.
Pressure went up again slightly, the newspaper reported, but said that '[g]raduated weakening is forecast over the next few days before it likely brings stormy conditions to the northern British Isles Friday into the weekend'.
There were 50-foot waves because of the storm, Mashable reported.
Much further south, Hurricane Gonzalo gathered strength moving over open water away from the eastern end of the Caribbean, and forecasters said it could become a powerful category 4 storm Wednesday as it headed toward Bermuda.
Authorities on some of the smaller islands buffeted by Gonzalo said at least one person was dead and two were missing. Dozens of boats were damaged and power was knocked out in the Dutch Caribbean territory of St. Maarten.
Satellite shows hurricane MONSTER storm expected to hit UK
Destruction: Destroyed buildings can be seen along the beach of Point a Pitre, Guadeloupe on Tuesday after Gonzalo swept through
The storm had top sustained winds of nearly 125 mph (205 kph) and was centered about 705 miles (1,135 kilometers) south of Bermuda late on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. It was moving northwest at 13 mph (20 kph).
The center said Gonzalo could become a category 4 hurricane during the day while it takes a path that would take it near Bermuda on Friday. Category 4 storms have sustained winds of at least 130 mph (209 kph) with the potential to cause catastrophic damage.
'Folks in Bermuda are going to need to start paying attention to this thing,' Dennis Feltgen, a National Hurricane Center meteorologist, said by phone.
Bermuda's government posted a hurricane watch for the British territory, urging islanders to keep an eye on the storm's progress.
Havoc: A picture shows damaged utility poles in the aftermath of the hurricane Gonzola on October 14, 204 on the French Caribbean island of Saint Martin
Officials said flights departing Bermuda on Thursday, Friday and Saturday were fully booked.
Gonzalo was blamed for the death of an unidentified elderly man who was aboard a boat in St. Maarten's Simpson Bay Lagoon, which looked like a ship graveyard Tuesday with several masts protruding from the water. Acting Coast Guard Director Wendell Thode said 22 of the 37 boats destroyed by the storm were in the lagoon.
'Most of the boats that are destroyed are completely under water,' he said.
Authorities were searching for a man last seen on a dinghy near the French Caribbean territory of St. Martin and another man last seen standing close to a harbor in St. Barts, said Matthieu Doligez, general secretary of the prefecture in St. Martin.
Amy Arrindell, vice president of the St. Maarten Zoological and Botanical Foundation, said the St. Maarten Zoo was heavily damaged but no animals escaped or died. She said trees were uprooted, the petting zoo was destroyed and the animals' enclosures were flooded.
'There is major damage to the structure,' she said. 'It is total devastation.'
A giant storm was seen swirling eastward across the Atlantic Ocean
The storm has featured hurricane force winds, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) indicated
Waves went 50 feet into the air because of the storm
It is expected to lessen in strength, but parts of the United Kingdom may experience 'stormy conditions'
The development comes as forecasters said Hurricane Gonzalo may become a category four storm on Wednesday
A monster comma-shaped storm stretching across nearly the whole North Atlantic is threatening to wreak havoc on both sides of the ocean.
Video of the massive storm was released by the National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center (NWSOPC) to YouTube as hurricane force winds developed at its center creating waves as high as 50-feet.
The storm is just one of three huge depressions currently filling the ocean, with Hurricane Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo also barreling towards Bermuda.
Gonzalo is poised to hit Bermuda later this week with sustained winds of more than 110 miles per hour. The West Indies have already been battered by the storm, with images revealing destroyed boats, down trees and debris strewn across beaches in Point a Pitre, Guadeloupe.
Scroll down for video
On the move: The giant storm is seen across the Atlantic Ocean, with two other storms, Hurricane Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo, below
Joining forces: Another satellite image taken on Wednesday shows Hurricane Gonzalo, lower right, as it heads towards Bermuda
Danger: Red near the center of the storm indicates hurricane force, according to NOAA
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that 'the storm rapidly intensified between Sunday and Monday. Its central pressure dropped 46 mb in 24 hours (from 1002 mb to 956 mb) – a textbook meteorological bomb. Late Monday, the storm’s pressure likely bottomed out around 948 mb which is comparable to levels in many category 3 hurricanes'.
Pressure went up again slightly, the newspaper reported, but said that '[g]raduated weakening is forecast over the next few days before it likely brings stormy conditions to the northern British Isles Friday into the weekend'.
There were 50-foot waves because of the storm, Mashable reported.
Much further south, Hurricane Gonzalo gathered strength moving over open water away from the eastern end of the Caribbean, and forecasters said it could become a powerful category 4 storm Wednesday as it headed toward Bermuda.
Authorities on some of the smaller islands buffeted by Gonzalo said at least one person was dead and two were missing. Dozens of boats were damaged and power was knocked out in the Dutch Caribbean territory of St. Maarten.
Satellite shows hurricane MONSTER storm expected to hit UK
Destruction: Destroyed buildings can be seen along the beach of Point a Pitre, Guadeloupe on Tuesday after Gonzalo swept through
The storm had top sustained winds of nearly 125 mph (205 kph) and was centered about 705 miles (1,135 kilometers) south of Bermuda late on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. It was moving northwest at 13 mph (20 kph).
The center said Gonzalo could become a category 4 hurricane during the day while it takes a path that would take it near Bermuda on Friday. Category 4 storms have sustained winds of at least 130 mph (209 kph) with the potential to cause catastrophic damage.
'Folks in Bermuda are going to need to start paying attention to this thing,' Dennis Feltgen, a National Hurricane Center meteorologist, said by phone.
Bermuda's government posted a hurricane watch for the British territory, urging islanders to keep an eye on the storm's progress.
Havoc: A picture shows damaged utility poles in the aftermath of the hurricane Gonzola on October 14, 204 on the French Caribbean island of Saint Martin
Officials said flights departing Bermuda on Thursday, Friday and Saturday were fully booked.
Gonzalo was blamed for the death of an unidentified elderly man who was aboard a boat in St. Maarten's Simpson Bay Lagoon, which looked like a ship graveyard Tuesday with several masts protruding from the water. Acting Coast Guard Director Wendell Thode said 22 of the 37 boats destroyed by the storm were in the lagoon.
'Most of the boats that are destroyed are completely under water,' he said.
Authorities were searching for a man last seen on a dinghy near the French Caribbean territory of St. Martin and another man last seen standing close to a harbor in St. Barts, said Matthieu Doligez, general secretary of the prefecture in St. Martin.
Amy Arrindell, vice president of the St. Maarten Zoological and Botanical Foundation, said the St. Maarten Zoo was heavily damaged but no animals escaped or died. She said trees were uprooted, the petting zoo was destroyed and the animals' enclosures were flooded.
'There is major damage to the structure,' she said. 'It is total devastation.'
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