Expert Hurricane Tracking

While tropical storm formation has been scarce so far this tropical season, the area near Central America may become a breeding ground for tropical activity in the coming week. Over…

Hurricane forecasters have upped their initial predictions for the 2019 Hurricane Season after El Niño, which developed last Fall has faded. Seasonal forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center have increased…

TROPICAL WEATHER UPDATE 08/12/2019 The seasonal forecasters are saying one thing, the tropics are doing just the opposite. Some of the latest seasonal outlooks from NOAA and Colorado State continue…

As of 6 a.m. Friday, Tropical Storm Barry had not strengthened further after slightly strengthening with winds of 50 mph Thursday night, although those winds are not at the center…

As green-blue algae swirls in the Mississippi Sound, twelve beaches across Hancock and Harrison County remain closed to the public. But despite the closures, people can be seen swimming and…

A total solar eclipse had to share the stage with a Category 4 hurricane today — and NOAA satellite captured it all. Hurricane Barbara is the second hurricane of the…

The southern Gulf of Mexico may serve as the breeding ground for another tropical storm to form near June 1, the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. On the…

Please help the NWS spread the word about Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 5-11, 2019) on social media! Everyone is welcome to use the text and images provided below to help…

While the 2018 hurricane season was a lively one with storms that slammed the Carolinas and the Florida Panhandle, two early forecasts for this year call for fewer storms —…

A trough of low pressure located over the northwestern Bahamas is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Little development is expected during the next couple of days as the system…

Special Outlook: The surface trough located southeast of the Bahamas has become better defined since yesterday. Conditions remain unfavorable for tropical cyclone formation, they will become slightly favorable by Friday.…

Warmer than normal temperatures are expected again today. There is a low chance of light showers in the southwest late this afternoon but most of the area will remain dry.…

The tropical track density map above was created by analyzing analog years, which are past years that have weather patterns similar to current and projected weather patterns. Analog years are…

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Hurricane Season Skewing Early? At a Glance The Atlantic hurricane season officially kicks off June 1. That doesn’t mean tropical storms or hurricanes can’t form before then. At least one…

Slightly below normal activity anticipated HOUSTON – Dr. Phil Klotzbach, a renowned meteorologist and hurricane expert from Colorado State University, issued his annual early-spring Atlantic hurricane season outlook Thursday. He…

After last year’s blockbuster hurricane disasters, NOAA is sending their Hurricane Hunters aircraft fleet on tour to five cities ahead of the 2019 hurricane season to increase hurricane awareness. n…

The U.S. east coast is expected to see an about average level of storm activity during the coming 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, but the Gulf of Mexico could differ, with…

The fluid dynamics associated with atmospheric disturbances cause the downstream air (ahead of the disturbance, before it arrives at a location) to rise, and the upstream air (behind the disturbance,…