Extreme heat is going to grip much of the Gulf Coast Region this weekend, with the hottest weekend of the year expected for the Mobile/Pensacola area. Heat advisories and excessive heat warnings are already in effect. Daytime high temperatures will range…
After Beryl — a rare Main Development Region (MDR) July hurricane — and Hurricane Chris, the Atlantic basin is once again quiet in regard to tropical activity. This quiet period will likely persist for the next 7 – 10 days.…
Tropical Depression Two has formed in the Main Development Region (far Eastern Atlantic); it poses no threat to land. Some sight intensification is expected, with Beryl expected sometime later today or tomorrow. By this weekend, the system will encounter unfavorable…
The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring the area of low pressure that has been sitting along the Northern Gulf Coast since Saturday for tropical development. We mentioned this potential last Tuesday (link). In their 2:00 PM CDT tropical weather…
A heat advisory has been issued for Southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi until 7:00 PM CDT this evening. Heat indices (feels-like temperatures) between 105 – 110° are expected. For future updates, follow us on twitter @GCSCWX. You can also follow us…
A trough of surface low pressure has formed over the Northeast Gulf of Mexico. This trough is going to track slowly west along the Northern Gulf Coast this week (see figure 2), resulting in very wet, unsettled weather tomorrow through…
There is a low chance for tropical development in the Gulf during the first half of next week. The ridge that is going to be in place over the Central and Eastern U.S. next week could help spark TC genesis…
Some strong/severe storms will be possible across East LA, all of MS, West and S AL, and the FL Panhandle and much of the FL Peninsula today. The Storm Prediction Center has hatched a “marginal” risk area (see figure 1).…
There continues to be a chance for tropical development in the Western Gulf of Mexico over the next few days. A trough of low pressure currently located over the West-Central Gulf of Mexico is producing disorganized thunderstorm activity; it will…
A tropical disturbance (Invest 91L) currently located in the Western Caribbean is going to track northwest into the Western Gulf of Mexico during the latter half of the week. Development is unlikely over the next 2 – 3 days due…