At this time of year in 2021, the North Atlantic was at five named tropical cyclones while, in 2020, the North Atlantic had already produced four named tropical cyclones. Comparing these two hyperactive seasons with…
Tag: Gulf of Mexico
The Tropical disturbance bringing in more rain from the Gulf: SW MS Weather Forecast – 7/01/22
Hello everybody, the tropical disturbance in Gulf of Mexico is providing another round of thunderstorms and possibly of widespread rain to the Southwest Mississippi. In the morning, there will be partly cloudy skies with a…
The Atlantic Hurricane Season is active with 3 tropical disturbances and a busy African Easterly Wave train: Tropical Outlook/Discussion – 6/28/22
The Atlantic Basin is heating up as the NHC is assessing 3 tropical disturbances with the potential to organize into tropical systems. While the first disturbance, currently named Potential Tropical Cyclone 2 (PTC 2), is…
Busy week ahead in the Tropics – Watching Invest 94L, the Gulf of Mexico, and more : Tropical Outlook/Discussion – 6/26/22
The tropics continue to heat up, as we continue to monitor some disturbances in the early stages of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Get buckled in, because this is gonna be an in-depth discussion for all…
Barry’s Trying to Reel In The Storms Before It Makes Landfall
Good afternoon, Pinebelt! If you haven’t heard already, the National Hurricane Center has put out a track for Barry showing a range of landfall between the mouth of the Mississippi River in east Louisiana to…
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Record ‘dead zone’ possible, but not likely, in Gulf of Mexico during 2019 summer
JUNE 26, 2019 UPDATE: Bonnet Carre closure to begin at a stage of 15.5 feet at Carrollton Gage. This will allow crews to safely close bays. Based on forecast from NSW closing process could start…
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Hypoxic or “dead zone” in Gulf to be average-sized this year
A twice-as-big-as-Rhode-Island-sized area in the Gulf will be devoid of marine life this summer according to NOAA scientists. The forecast for the hypoxic zone or ‘dead zone’ will be approximately 5,780 square miles. More from…
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Research shows connection between Gulf temps and severe weather
Matt Haworth, meteorologist for StormGeo, presented research connecting Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures to severe weather potential along the Gulf Coast. “Basically I expanded on a study done by Roger Edwards and Steven Weiss…
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What you need to know about Hurricane Irma: A Hype-free, objective look at the storm
Not the sexiest title in the world, is it? It may not get as many clicks as “MAJOR HURRICANE EYES GULF STATE” or “CATEGORY FIVE STORM EXPECTED IN NEW ORLEANS” or “ERMIGHERD!! ITS KERMIN THIS…
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National Hurricane Center doesn’t follow grieve steps, skips depression
While denying the anger they felt discussing traveling across the Atlantic alone, as the tropical wave they studied had done, National Hurricane Center meteorologist bargained about naming Tropical Storm Earl. during the grieving, they skipped…
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