Invest 99L has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Kirk (TS Kirk), skipping tropical depression status all together. Per the 11 AM EDT/AST advisory, Kirk was moving west at 14 mph with max sustained winds of 40 mph and a minimum…
Tropical Depression Eleven (TD 11) developed east of the Windward Islands and Lesser Antilles last night, but is not much of a threat. Meanwhile, Invest 99L is on the way to becoming Tropical Depression Twelve south of the Cabo Verde…
Invest 97L has been upgraded to Tropical Depression Eleven (TD 11). As of the 11 PM AST/EDT advisory, max sustained winds were 35 mph with a minimum central pressure of 1007 millibars. Movement was to the west-northwest at 6 mph.…
A special tropical weather outlook has been issued for Invest 97L. Satellite images this morning suggested that 97L had a closed center of circulation — something the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is now acknowledging. If more 97L can develop more…
There are still four systems being monitored for development across the Atlantic Basin: Invests 97L, 98L, and 99L, and a non-tropical area of low pressure that will soon form over the far North Atlantic between Bermuda and the Azores. Invest…
The lull discussed in our previous post on the tropics looks to have been rather short-lived. We are now back to monitoring four areas of interest in the Atlantic Basin: Two invests (97lL and 98L), an area of low pressure…
If you are ready for more fall-like weather, good news: the first substantial cold front of the season looks to be just around the corner. Model guidance is advertising an anomalous upper-level trough and front to drop into the Central…
After a very active period, the Atlantic Basin will be quiet for at least the next 7 to 10 days, with Florence now a remnant low and Isaac’s remnants unlikely to redevelop. Of course, given the time of year, we…
Brief update on Florence: Florence has weakened to a tropical depression storm, but continues to move slowly west across South Carolina, dumping more rain in North Carolina. A west-northwest/northwest movement should commence later this afternoon/tonight along with an increase in forward speed,…
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…