A surface trough (Invest 91L) currently located over Central America and portions of the Yucatan Peninsula will need to be monitored for tropical development in the western and central Gulf next week. Invest 91L is going to emerge into the…
Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana around 11:55 AM CDT according to an update statement from the National Hurricane Center. Maximum sustained winds are still 150 mph with a minimum central pressure of 930 mb. For future updates sign…
The northern eyewall of Ida is approaching the coast of southeast Louisiana. As of the 9 AM CDT position update from the National Hurricane Center, Ida had maximum sustained winds of 150 mph with a minimum central pressure of 930…
Ida rapidly intensified into a category 4 hurricane overnight and continues to strengthen. As of a 6 AM CDT update statement from the National Hurricane Center, maximum sustained winds have increased to 150 mph and the minimum central pressure has…
Ida has strengthened while traversing the Gulf of Mexico as expected. As of the 7 PM CDT advisory maximum sustained winds were 105 mph, making Ida a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale. The minimum central pressure had…
Ida strengthened into a hurricane this morning. Currently the center is tracking across western Cuba and is about to emerge into the southeast Gulf of Mexico. Radar data from Cuba shows a fairly well defined eye/eyewall, indicating that Ida has…
Tropical Depression Nine (formerly Invest 99L) formed this morning and has since strengthened into a tropical storm taking the name Ida. As of the 8 PM EDT advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Ida was located over the northwest Caribbean…
A tropical wave in the southern Caribbean (Invest 99L) has a high chance of sparking tropical cyclogenesis in the northwest Caribbean late this week/this weekend. Invest 99L is expected to cause a broad area of low pressure to develop in…
Tropical Storm Fred is strengthening this morning. As of the 10 AM CDT advisory, maximum sustained winds have increased to 60 mph and the pressure has dropped to 993 mb. Fred is now moving north at 10 mph and will…
The remnants of Fred have redeveloped into a tropical storm. Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft were able to locate a closed low-level center of circulation. As of the 11 AM EDT advisory Fred was moving north-northwest…