There are heating up a bit with three different systems being monitored for possible development. The first is an area of low pressure near the Texas/Louisiana coast (Invest 90L). Invest 90L Development is unlikely due to the fact that Invest…
Tropical Storm Fay formed just offshore of the coast of North Carolina this afternoon. Fay originated from a mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) that developed in the Gulf of Mexico last weekend. Yesterday a small surface vortex formed from the western-most…
A small area of low pressure near the north-central Gulf Coast has been tagged Invest 98L by the National Hurricane Center. There is a chance Invest 98L could briefly spin up into a tropical depression before moving into the Florida…
A mesoscale convective vortex (MCV), which moved off of Georgia and South Carolina and into the Atlantic Thursday, has spawned the fifth tropical depression of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Tropical Depression Five formed this morning in the western Atlantic. The…
Satellite, radar, and surface data indicate that Cristobal made landfall at 5 PM CDT between Grand Isle, LA and the mouth of the Mississippi River. The National Hurricane Center has issued an update statement which can be found here. Heavy…
A USAF reconnaissance aircraft has found Cristobal a bit stronger this morning. The pressure is down to 992 mb and max sustained winds are up to 50 mph. Despite the increase in strength, Cristobal is disorganized. Most of the deep…
Cristobal weakened to a tropical depression this morning due to land interaction with Mexico, but this was expected. Forecast for Cristobal Cristobal will move back into the Gulf tomorrow afternoon or tomorrow night. Once back over the Gulf, restrengthening is…
Cristobal made landfall west of Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico this morning as a tropical storm with 60 mph winds. Forecast for Cristobal Over the next day or two Cristobal will likely remain over Mexico. This will cause weakening. An upper-level…
Tropical Depression Three has strengthened overnight. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 35 mph, and the pressure has dropped to 1003 mb. Convective (thunderstorm) activity has also increased. A USAF reconnaissance aircraft is scheduled to investigate later this morning. Given the…
Satellite data and surface observations indicate that Invest 93L has become a tropical depression – the third of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. As of the 5 PM EDT advisory, Tropical Depression Three (TD-3) had maximum sustained winds of 30…