Tropical Storm Ida is now taking shape and is forecast to become a near Major Hurricane in the Gulf before landfall along the Louisiana coast on Sunday night. Here is the latest information from the…
Category: Tropics
8/26/21 Tropical Update: Tropical Depression 9 and what it means for the Gulf Coast
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT LOCATION…16.9N 79.2WABOUT 115 MI…180 KM SSW OF NEGRIL JAMAICAABOUT 210 MI…340 KM SE OF GRAND CAYMANMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…35 MPH…55 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 13 MPH…20 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1005…
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8/25/21 Invest 99L forecast/model update
The National Hurricane Center designated the little area of disorganized storms in the Caribbean as Invest 99L. That allows the NHC to start running specialized tropical forecast models on the system. There is still a…
8/23/21 Tropical Weather Update
It looks like the Tropics will be picking up as we head through the next few weeks. This isn’t unexpected. As we reach toward the peak of Hurricane Season, we naturally are reaching the best…
Tropical Storm Fred Pt. 2 – It is back, and it is kidney bean shaped
A few things happened overnight with Fred. Frist off, Fred is a Tropical Strom again. And it is headed toward the Florida panhandle. Again. The center of Fred reformed under an explosion of convection well…
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8/14/21: Fred ain’t dead yet – Mississippi/Alabama in the Forecast Cone
The Tropical Storm formerly known as Fred couldn’t have taken a more difficult path to the Gulf of Mexico. After waltzing through the Caribbean like Sideshow Bob moves through a field of rakes, it decided…
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8/11/21 7PM Tropical Storm Fred update
It is still out there. It is still getting beat up by Hispaniola. And I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Given the available data, the overall pattern atmospherically, and the timeline laid out by…
NHC maintains ‘above-normal’ Hurricane Season prediction for 2021 season
The National Hurricane Center maintains the potential for an above-average Hurricane season. The NHC released the mid-season update today. “After a record-setting start, the Atlantic 2021 hurricane season does not show any signs of relenting…
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Tropics remain on “pause” for now, but not forever
Looking at the latest data regarding the forecast for the tropics during the next few weeks, and things may start to get a bit more active. Not tons active, but more active. And “more” active…
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7/3/21 130PM Tropical Update: Tropical Storm Elsa
Tropical Storm Elsa is, well, a Tropical Storm… again. After a brief existence as a Hurricane, the system has moved into a less-favorable environment and weakened back to a Tropical Storm. The Hurricane Hunters have…
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