The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring the tropical wave near the Lesser Antilles. “A persistent area of cloudiness and thunderstorms located over the eastern Caribbean Sea is associated with a tropical wave. This disturbance is expected to move west-northwestward…
The tropics are beginning to shows signs of “waking up” in the Atlantic. While there are is not a threat for immediate development, there are two tropical waves worth monitoring this week (see figure 1). The first wave is currently…
As predicted, an area of low pressure has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. However, due to high wind shear and dry air, tropical or subtropical development now appears highly unlikely. Both the GFS and UKMET, which were predicting development of…
Tropical development is still possible in the northern Gulf. An area of low pressure is expected to form along a stalled front tonight. Over the course of tomorrow and Friday, this area of low pressure could acquire some tropical or…
Tropical Depression Three (TD-3) is no more. The 11 AM EDT advisory National Hurricane Center was the last. A USAF reconnaissance aircraft that investigating this morning was unable to find a well-defined low-level center. The rapid demise of TD-3 should…
A cold front is going to drop down into the Gulf tomorrow, slow and meander into the weekend. It is possible that a non-tropical area of low pressure could form along it late tomorrow or Thursday. Should a low form,…
The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Invest 94L to Tropical Depression Three (TD-3). Late this morning, an ASCAT pass revealed that 94L had become more organized, with a closed low-level circulation having formed. With marginally conducive environmental conditions, it was…
Invest 94L has tracked into the Bahamas, and is now moving just north of west. Analysis Convection has increased this morning. This increase can probably be attributed to less dry air at the mid level of the atmosphere. Despite the…
A surface trough just east of the Bahamas has been designated Invest 94L by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Low chance of development Wind shear is generally low. However, there is quite a bit of dry air present at the…
A cold is going to drop down into the Gulf Coast early next week. This will likely allow for below-average temperatures (see figure 1). It will still be hot. But, overall, temperatures should run a few degrees lower than normal.…