The ridge, or “heat dome”, that is currently plaguing the East Coast with record high temperatures is having a different effect for now in southern Mississippi. It is likely that, in any given location this…
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06/24/25 Tropical Outlook – A Surprise in the Atlantic
Over Sunday and Monday, a collection of thunderstorms associated with low pressure, several hundred miles east of Bermuda, is trying to organize. The NHC has designated it as Invest 90L. This defies the models expectations,…
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06/22/25 Tropical Outlook – Odds of Development Increase in the Pacific
An area of showers and thunderstorms are firing up off the coast of Costa Rica. With converging winds, very low wind shear, warm ocean waters, and a semi-moist layer aloft, the odds are looking pretty…
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06/17/25 Local Forecast – Rainy Today; Unsettled and Hot For Juneteenth
Temperatures today will be seasonably cool, with many areas struggling to hit 90 degrees. A moderate trough to our northwest, attached to a low pressure, is advecting moisture from the Gulf, increasing the probability of…
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06/06/25 Tropical Forecast – Double Trouble in the Pacific
The East Pacific is shaping up to be a tropical storm factory early in the season. There are two distinct areas where development is possible, one is a system southwest of Mexico that could get…
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06/03/25 – Tropical Update: Two Areas to Watch; One in Each Ocean
Tropical Storm Alvin has run its course. All that’s left of it now is some extratropical moisture in the Great Plains, which may provide some fuel for a severe weather risk. As of writing, the…
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Review: Tall tower data for tropical cyclones
Thank you for taking the time to read my third research paper of the summer! Today we’re going to be focusing on tall towers and how they can give us data to help forecast weather…
6/6/24 – Tropical Forecast: No activity this weekend, while watching next week
Everything remains calm through the weekend and early next week, but some models are suggesting some development in the Gulf of Mexico towards the end of next week. The majority of the Atlantic Ocean remains…
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6/5/24 – Tropical Outlook: Still Calm
Everything is still looking calm out in both the Atlantic and East Pacific at the start of this Hurricane Season. An upper-level weather system in the western Caribbean Sea will continue to bring significant rain…
Potential Tropical Cyclone Four progressing to a Tropical Storm?: Tropical Update 8/20/22
Hello everyone, the main event for today for tropical activity will be Potential Tropical Cyclone FOUR in the southwestern in Gulf of Mexico trying to become a tropical storm strength before it makes landfall. The…
