National Hurricane Center increases chances for development in Gulf

6/15/17 10AM UPDATE: The NHC has increased the likelihood of development to 50% The National Hurricane Center 2 A.M. update suggested the chances of development in the Gulf is increasing. The increase, to a 40%…

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NOAA 2017 Hurricane Season prediction one week away

From NOAA: “NOAA will announce its initial outlook for the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season during a news conference on May 25 in College Park, Md. In addition to the seasonal prediction, speakers also will discuss…

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Hurricane Matthew: Latest from the National Hurricane Center

Here are some snippets from the 11AM advisory from the National Hurricane Center: At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Matthew was located in the Gulf of Gonave near latitude 18.9 North,…

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Hurricane Matthew continues as Cat 4 storm

The latest on Hurricane Matthew as of this posting is in from the National Hurricane Center. This is still a very powerful Category Four storm with winds at 145mph and a central pressure of 934mb.…

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Hurricane Matthew now Category 3 storm

As we wrote the other day, hurricane intensity is a tough thing to forecast. Even with localized wind shear around Matthew and only warm – but not extreemely warm – water under it, the storm…

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Tropical Storm Matthew: Who needs to care and why

The National Hurricane Center again skipped the Depression stage and turned Invest 97L directly into Tropical Storm Matthew. Just like last time, this isn’t terribly uncommon. Or terribly common. It just is. So, now that…

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Invest 99L not invested in organization (With Forecast Data!)

Invest 99L is still an “Invest” today, Thursday, August 25th, 2016. That marks Day Seven of models continuing to say that today is the day that it gets organized. So far, though, the Invest hasn’t…

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Invest 99-L draws interest, concern

Meteorologist are combing through the newest forecast data every six hours, while the latest cluster of storms plowing across the Atlantic Ocean continues to try to organize. Right now, the National Hurricane Center gives Invest…

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