Tropical Storm Isaias Hispaniola, toward Bahamas

Tropical Storm Isaias took a while to finally form, but it is now cruising right along and through parts of Hispaniola. You can see the brighter colors, indicating the more robust convection, blossoming nearer to…

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7/28/20 Tropical Update – PTC9 / Isaias organizing, moving toward Puerto Rico

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine. The storm is likely going to be named Isaias in the coming days. It isn’t forecast to be near Florida and the Bahamas until…

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NHC notes two areas of interest in tropical Atlantic

10:00AM UPDATE: Satellite imagery and recent satellite wind data indicate that the low pressure system located about midway between the west coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles continues to get better organized. If current…

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La Nina Watch posted: What it could mean for the Atlantic Hurricane Season and 2020-2021 Winter

That’s right, friends. While I will spend some time talking about La Niña and the hurricane Season, I also posted a “deep tease” about the upcoming winter. Two reasons. The first, I think most of…

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Invest98L shows better chance for development during next few days

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a cluster of storms in/near the Gulf of Mexico for development in the coming days as the center of the cluster drifts northeast and into the Atlantic. This…

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6/7/20 10AM update: Tropical Storm Cristobal

Cristobal continues to move toward Louisiana. Now located about 90 miles from New Orleans, projected to make landfall between 4pm and 7pm tonight. Cristobal will be a Tropical Storm at landfall, barring some incredible last-minute…

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6/6/20 Tropical Storm Cristobal update: Still moving north, landfall Sunday night

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor Tropical Storm Cristobal as it moves north toward the Louisiana coastline. The forecast landfall will occur Sunday afternoon or evening. It is predicted to make landfall as a…

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Tropical Storm Cristobal continues trek toward Louisiana, Mississippi

Dry air to the rescue! Cristobal continues to move north across the Gulf of Mexico but is also interacting with a lot of dry air and a little bit of shear. That is limiting its…

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