That the storm gathered strength in the Gulf over the weekend and hit the coast early on Monday could also have limited trading activity--there might have been more trading had the storm gathered strength and remained headed in an uncertain direction during trading hours.
West Bengal's Fisheries Minister Kiranmoy Nanda told the BBC that at least 60 trawlers had been out at sea when the storm picked up strength in the Bay of Bengal.
Forecasters can predict the speed a solar storm travels and its strength, but the north-south orientation is the wild card.
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To begin with, they want to know how much damage a given strength of storm is likely to do to any given piece of coastline, in order to make financial provisions.
Tropical storm warnings were discontinued early Sunday as Allison died down, but forecasters warned that the storm could pick up strength again as it chugged across the warm, open water of the Gulf toward southern Louisiana.
"It could flip-flop and we could end up with the strength of the storm still to come, " Mr. Kunches said from the NOAA forecast center.
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If the storm does strengthen to hurricane strength and move up the Florida west coast or over the west half of the Florida Peninsula hangering aircraft will be a necessity.
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Gustav lost strength in the Hispaniola strike, falling back to tropical-storm status, but the hurricane center predicted that Gustav would regain strength, cross Jamaica and become a hurricane again Friday.
The site records the wind strength of hurricane and tropical storm winds, and strike probabilities.
The President directed Administrator Fugate to ensure that FEMA was prepared regardless of the ultimate strength and impact of the storm.
We take the old advice and the old adage that in the calm ahead we use the strength of purpose that we found in the storm.
But America needs leaders who are willing to face the storm head on, even as they pray for God's strength and wisdom so that they can do what they believe is right.
As Isaac gathers strength in the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters with the National Weather Center are tracking the path of the storm, while federal disaster response teams are already in place throughout the Gulf region, coordinating with state response centers.
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