Tag: Tropical Update
Tropical Storm Conditions possible Along the Northern Gulf Coast this weekend.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking three different areas for potential tropical development. The closest to the United States is Invest 95L The model data Now that the NHC has classified Invest 95L, the model data can run on it. Keep in mind that because there is no closed low and organized area o flow […]
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U.S., Mexico on alert for tropical development in the coming week
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 Central America, patches of heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue to gather as a large slowly-spinning, non-tropical storm, called a gyre. The large gyre over […]
Continue ReadingMichael Gains Steam in SE Gulf; Cat 3 Landfall Likely on Gulf Coast
Above: Infrared image of Hurricane Michael as of 0422Z (12:22 am EDT) Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Image credit: NASA/MSFC Earth Science Branch. Hurricane Michael was gathering strength on Monday night as it entered the southeast Gulf of Mexico, en route to an expected Wednesday landfall on the northeast Gulf Coast. On a Monday night mission into Michael, […]
Continue ReadingPowerful Hurricane Michael Moving North Through The Gulf Of Mexico
7:45 PM EDT Monday 10/8: Satellite imagery this evening shows Michael continuing to develop, while also struggling with some dry air. The CDO present over the system’s center earlier this evening has eroded, with dry air working into the system’s southern side. However, intense “hot towers” continue to wrap around the center, as upper level […]
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Michael and Invest AL-92 Advisories
BULLETIN Tropical Storm Michael Advisory Number 5 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142018 400 PM CDT Sun Oct 07 2018 …AIRCRAFT FINDS MICHAEL STRONGER… …HEAVY RAINS EXPECTED OVER WESTERN CUBA TONIGHT AND MONDAY… …THREAT TO THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. GULF COAST INCREASING… SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT…2100 UTC…INFORMATION —LOCATION…19.2N 85.5W ABOUT 130 MI…205 KM SE […]
Continue ReadingMichael could be a powerful Gulf of Mexico Hurricane
Overnight weather models (GFS, ECMWF/EPS, UKMET) all indicated a powerful hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this week. The next name on the list is Michael. The National Hurricane Center has initiated advisories on Tropical Depression 14L and does have a 70-knot Category 1 hurricane making landfall (11 AM Sunday discussion) along the Florida Gulf […]
Continue ReadingHurricane Irma forms in Atlantic, may reach ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4
As the U.S. continues to struggle with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which is approaching a tropical depression, a rapidly intensifying new storm is brewing. The National Hurricane Center said Thursday that Tropical Storm Irma is now a Category 2 hurricane with 100-mph winds, and will likely become an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane over […]
Continue ReadingSix Things to Know About the 2017 Hurricane Season
Today marks the official start of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. Tropical storm and hurricane activity during the six-month-long season typically reach a peak during the late summer and early fall, namely August into October. While the ultimate outcome of any storms that form this year is unknown – except for one storm that already formed – there are six […]
Continue ReadingTropical Depression Two-E in Eastern Pacific Ocean – Will it Merge into the Gulf ?
The second tropical depression of the Eastern Pacific Ocean hurricane season formed near southwestern Mexico. NASA and NOAA satellites provided infrared and visible imagery of the strengthening storm. At 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) on May 31, the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida noted the development of Tropical Depression 2E (TD2E). The formation of […]
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