Tropical Update: August 1st, 2017
Emily is now a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35mph — and is no longer a concern for the United States — as it is located off of Florida’s East Coast moving off to the northeast at 15mph,…
Tropical Storm Emily Forms in Eastern Gulf of Mexico
Invest 98L managed to quickly spin up this morning just west of Tampa, and is now Tropical Storm Emily. Tropical Storm Emily will track across Florida today into tomorrow. As a result, tropical storm warnings have been issued for portions…
Invest 98L Designated in Gulf of Mexico, has Some Potential for Development
An area of low pressure has formed in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico in association with a decaying frontal boundary, and has been designated invest 98L by the National Hurricane Center. Analysis Satellite images this afternoon show that invest 98L…
Tropical Update: July 26th, 2017
A tropical wave in the far Eastern Atlantic, just south of the Cabo Verde Islands moving west, has some potential for development. Satellite images this evening show that the wave only has only a moderate area of disorganized convective activity.…
Heavy Rainfall Likely Across Parts of the Region Today, Tomorrow; Flash Flooding Possible
A trough of low pressure draped across the Central Gulf Coast Region — combined with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico — will lead to multiple rounds of storms across Southern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of the Florida Panhandle…
Tropical Update: July 19th, 2017
The tropics are quiet once again across the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Don Dissipates; 96L Not a Threat Tropical Storm Don degenerated into an open wave in the Southeastern Caribbean last night, after succumbing to unfavorable upper-level winds. Meanwhile, development of…
Tropical Storm Don Forms East of the Caribbean
A U.S. Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft found that invest 95L has attained a closed surface circulation, and thus enough organization to be upgraded to Tropical Storm Don — the fourth Tropical Storm of the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Analysis…
Tropical Update: July 16th, 2017
A tropical wave located in the far Eastern Atlantic was designated invest 95-L by the National Hurricane Center this morning, and has some potential for development. Analysis As of Sunday evening, satellite images showed that invest 95-L was poorly organized,…
Tropical Update: July 10th, 2017
There are two features worth monitoring in the Tropical Atlantic: the remnants of Tropical Depression Four and a tropical wave in the far Eastern Atlantic. Tropical Depression Four Remnants The remnants of Tropical Depression Four managed to hang on through…
Tropical Depression Four Forms Overnight
Invest 94L managed to organize into Tropical Depression Four overnight. As of the 11am EDT advisory, Tropical Depression Four was located at 13.2 degrees north and 42.6 degrees west, with a minimum central pressure of 1008 millibars and maximum sustained…