10/08/20 4PM NHC Update: Delta regains “Major Hurricane” strength

SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT LOCATION…24.8N 93.4W ABOUT 345 MI…555 KM S OF CAMERON LOUISIANA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…115 MPH…185 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 12 MPH…19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…959 MB…28.32 INCHES FORECAST…

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10/8/20 Early AM Update: Hurricane Delta continues strengthening, moving toward Gulf Coast

Hurricane Delta is in, what I’ve often called, a “primo environment.” That is to say, it has warm water and low shear, so it is free to organize and strengthen without predictable physics getting in…

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10/6/20 4PM NHC Advisory: Category 4 Hurricane Delta track shifts west

The National Hurricane Center track has shifted to the west a bit – not much – but still includes Louisiana and most of Mississippi. From the NHC CURRENT OBSERVATIONS AS OF 4PM CT LOCATION…18.9N 84.1W…

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10/6/20 10AM Update: Major Hurricane Delta moves toward Yucatan, then toward northern Gulf Coast

Through most of the day yesterday, Hurricane Delta re-organized and intensified. It, steadily, grew from a Tropical Storm to a Category 2 Hurricane. This morning, it continues to strengthen and will likely make it to…

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10/6/20 Early AM Update: Hurricane Delta approaches Yucatan, forecast to become Major Hurricane

via GIPHY Hurricane Delta is making a good effort to get better organized and strengthen tonight. The Category 1 Hurricane spent most of the day wrapping around the centralized area of low pressure and is…

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10/5/20 4PM NHC Advisory: Tropical Storm Delta forecast shifts, increases intensity

The 4PM Advisory is out from the National Hurricane Center. Here is the latest on Tropical Storm Delta. SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT LOCATION…16.2N 79.4W ABOUT 160 MI…260 KM SSW OF NEGRIL JAMAICA ABOUT 245…

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NHC designates disturbance in Bay of Campeche ‘Invest90L’

On the heels of Hurricane Sally, the National Hurricane Center is watching a different tropical disturbance in the Gulf, simultaneously. This area moved past the northern Gulf Coast last weekend and has been parked in…

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9/15/20 Late AM Sally update: weak flow, dry air, some shear, cooler water, Cat 1

It looks like the westward progression of Hurricane Sally may be coming to an end. The latest water vapor imagery from the College of DuPage shows some modest flow in the mid-levels that is –…

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9/15/20 Early AM NHC Sally update: Slight weakening, reorganization attempt

SUMMARY OF 100 AM CDT LOCATION…28.8N 88.0W ABOUT 75 MI…120 KM ESE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOUT 115 MI…190 KM SSE OF BILOXI MISSISSIPPI MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…90 MPH…150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR…

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9/14/20 Late AM Hurricane Sally Gulf Coast breakdown

The late morning advisory came down from the National Hurricane Center and the Hurricane Hunters noted a shift in the position as the center tries to re-form. This may eventually mean some dramatic implications for…

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