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…
Land interaction with Cuba and wind shear has caused Fred to open back up into a tropical wave this morning. A reconnaissance aircraft was unable to find a closed low-level center. As of the 11 AM EDT advisory, the remnants…
Tropical Depression Fred is moving west-northwest across northern Cuba this afternoon. As of the 2 PM EDT advisory maximum sustained winds were 35 mph with a minimum central pressure of 1013 mb. A combination of land interaction with Cuba and…
Tropical Storm Fred formed last night and is now moving across Hispaniola. As of the 2 PM AST/EDT advisory maximum sustained winds were 45 mph with a minimum central pressure of 1006 mb. Movement was to the west-northwest at 16…
Invest 94L was designated Potential Tropical Cyclone Six (PTC 6) yesterday afternoon. As of the 11 AM AST/EDT advisory PTC 6 was centered about 220 miles east-southeast of Ponce, Puerto Rico moving west-northwest at 18 mph. Maximum sustained winds were 35…