Maria rapidly intensified into a category 5 hurricane this evening, made landfall on the Island of Dominica tonight with maximum sustained winds of 160mph, and is now headed for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 11 PM EDT Advisory Info: As…
Maria is now an extremely dangerous, potentially catastrophic category 5 hurricane (the second of the season) with maximum sustained winds of 160mph, and is currently hammering the small island of Dominica. Landfall will occur in Dominica within the hour. ___…
Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen was upgraded to Tropical Depression Fifteen this afternoon, and has since been upgraded (again) to Tropical Storm Maria. 5 PM EDT Advisory Info: As of the 5 PM EDT advisory, Maria had maximum sustained winds of 50mph,…
The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Invest 96l to Potential Tropical Cyclone Fifteen (PTC-15). Forecast Track (next 5 days): PTC-15 will track generally west to west-northwest over the next 5 days, and will likely track across parts of the Lesser Antilles…
The tropics remain quite active after Irma’s passage, with three different systems being monitored: Hurricane Jose, Tropical Depression Fourteen, and Invest 96l. Jose Jose was a major category 4 hurricane just a couple of days ago, weakened to a tropical…
11 PM EDT Advisory Info: As of the 11 PM EDT advisory, Irma was a category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160mph, a minimum central pressure of 924 millibars, and was moving west at 13mph. Watches and Warnings: A…
11 PM EDT Advisory Info: As of the 11 PM EDT advisory, Irma was a category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 165mph, a minimum central pressure of 920 millibars, and was moving west-northwest at 16mph. Advisories: A Hurricane Warning is in…
Irma intensified into a category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds this afternoon, making it the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic outside of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. 11 PM EDT Advisory Info: As of the 11 PM…
11 AM EDT Advisory Info: As of the 11 AM EDT advisory, Irma was a category 3 hurricane, located 16.8 degrees north 53.3 degrees west, with maximum sustained winds of 120mph and a minimum central pressure of 944 millibars, and was…
There is no longer any potential for tropical development in the Southern Gulf. However, we continue to track Hurricane Irma and a tropical wave off of the coast of Africa that has a high likely hood of developing by the…