A bit of good news: there has been a notable but steady weakening trend with Florence throughout the day. Per the 11 PM EDT advisory, data from a reconnaissance aircraft shows that Florence is now a category 2 storm with…
Tropical Storm Isaac has been struggling today. Track: There have been no major adjustments to Isaac’s track; a generally west to west-northwest motion is still expected through this weekend. Isaac will pass through the Lesser Antilles tomorrow, and will move into…
There have been some major changes in regard to the track of Florence over the past day. Track: Florence will continue to be steered to the west-northwest to northwest around the periphery of the Bermuda high through today, and will approach…
Florence rapidly intensified over the course of the day, and is once again an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane. On the other hand, there has been little change with Isaac. Florence: As of the 5 PM EDT advisory, Florence was moving…
While we continue to monitor Florence and Isaac, an area of disturbed weather in the Northwest Caribbean warrants monitoring for development when it moves into the Gulf later this week. Strong upper-level winds are currently hampering any organization. However, upper-level…
The Atlantic remains very, very active in regard to tropical activity, which is not unusual as we are in the peak of the season. Currently there are a total of four systems in the Atlantic: Florence, Isaac, Helene, and Invest…
Gordon has moved well inland after landfall Tuesday night, but the Atlantic Basin is still very active. There are currently 3 active systems being monitored: Hurricane Florence, Invest 92L, and Invest 93L (see figure 1). Florence: We mentioned over the weekend…
As of the 7 PM CDT intermediate advisory, Tropical Storm Gordon was located about 95 miles West of Ft. Myers, FL, moving west-northwest at about 17 mph. Max sustained winds were 60 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 1003…
The tropical wave we have been tracking for the past several days has been designated Invest 91L by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), and is likely to develop between now and Wednesday. Satellite imagery reveals that 91L has a decent…
Tropical Storm Florence has formed off of Africa’s West Coast, near the Cabo Verde Islands. Meanwhile, the potential for tropical development in the Gulf early this upcoming week is increasing. Florence: As of the 11 AM AST advisory, Florence had max…