Watching Gulf for Tropical Development This Week

The Atlantic hurricane season has been extremely quiet this year. So far there have only been 8 named storms – none of which strengthened into a hurricane. For comparison, in an average Atlantic hurricane season the basin would have had…

Brief Tropical Update 9/22/2024

There is now a high chance (70 percent) of a tropical cyclone forming in the northwest Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico later this week. Exact track and intensity are still unknown, but model guidance has been coming into better agreement on increasing…

Tropical Update: Is Activity About to Pick Up?

After a slow start to the peak of what is predicted to be a hyperactive hurricane season, it seems that activity is about to pick up some. There are currently three areas of interest being monitored for tropical development across…

Tropical Update: Hurricane Season About to Pick Up?

It appears that the hurricane season might be about to pick up in the Atlantic. This is not surprising given that we are moving into the climatological peak weeks of the season. With that being said, it should be stated…

Pensacola WX: Enhanced Risk for Severe Weather Tomorrow

The Storm Prediction Center has introduced an enhanced (level 3 out of 5) risk for severe weather for the entire area tomorrow. At this time it is expected that a squall line or broken line of storms will move through…