Elsa has weakened back to a tropical storm after attaining hurricane status while moving through the Lesser Antilles yesterday morning. As of the 2 PM EDT advisory, Elsa had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, a minimum central pressure of…
Potential Tropical Cyclone Three (PTC 3) is a bit stronger this evening. As of the 4 PM CDT advisory maximum sustained winds were up to 45 mph. However, the system still lacks a well defined center of circulation, meaning it…
Invest 92L is now Potential Tropical Cyclone Three (PTC 3). The National Hurricane Center defines a potential tropical cyclone as “a disturbance that is not yet a tropical cyclone, but which poses the threat of bringing tropical storm or hurricane conditions…
Invest 92L is highly likely to develop into a tropical cyclone tomorrow or Friday. The National Hurricane Center has increased the chance of development to 70 percent over the next 2 days and 90 percent over the next 5 days.…
The tropics remain quite active for June with three systems in the Atlantic. Tropical Depression Two formed Monday morning and strengthened to a tropical storm overnight taking on the name Bill. Meanwhile, the tropical wave off of Africa was tagged…
Invest 93L has rapidly developed into the second tropical depression of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season off of the coast of North Carolina. Tropical Depression Two currently has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, a minimum central pressure of 1006…
There are now three areas of interest in the Atlantic. In addition to Invest 92L in the Bay of Campeche, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of low pressure off the coast of North Carolina and a strong…
The disturbance in the Bay of Campeche was designated Invest 92L yesterday. All this means is that the National Hurricane Center wants to take a closer look at the system and get additional data on it. The National Hurricane Center…
The chances of tropical development in the western Gulf of Mexico next week continue to go up. The National Hurricane Center has increased the chance of tropical cyclone formation in the Bay of Campeche to 40 percent (medium chance) over…
We are finally starting to get some clarity on possible tropical development in the western Gulf/Bay of Campeche next week. At this point, it is likely that a broad low/disturbance is going to develop in the Bay of Campeche by…