Mathew now a Hurricane; Uncertainty Remains High in Long-term

Mathew intensified into a hurricane over the East Caribbean this afternoon – making it the 5th hurricane of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season. Position and intensity As of the 11:00PM EDT advisory Mathew was located at 14.1 degrees north and…

TROPICAL UPDATE: Invest 97-L not yet a Tropical Storm but Will be Soon

A United States Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft that investigated invest 97-L this afternoon was unable to find a closed circulation within 97-L, which means that it is not yet a tropical depression or tropical storm. However, environmental conditions are favorable for…