As of the 7 PM CDT intermediate advisory, Tropical Storm Gordon was located about 95 miles West of Ft. Myers, FL, moving west-northwest at about 17 mph. Max sustained winds were 60 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 1003…
The tropical wave we have been tracking for the past several days has been designated Invest 91L by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), and is likely to develop between now and Wednesday. Satellite imagery reveals that 91L has a decent…
Tropical Storm Florence has formed off of Africa’s West Coast, near the Cabo Verde Islands. Meanwhile, the potential for tropical development in the Gulf early this upcoming week is increasing. Florence: As of the 11 AM AST advisory, Florence had max…
The tropical wave near the Lesser Antilles we discussed in our previous update is located near Hispaniola this evening. Satellite images show that it is producing a large area of disorganized convection, but strong upper level winds are still hindering…
It is looking increasingly likely that there is going to be an uptick in activity across the Atlantic going into this upcoming month — just in time for the statistical peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which is September 10th.…
A cold front is going to dip southward through the Gulf Coast States tomorrow into Wednesday; widespread showers/storms will be likely along and ahead of it. Behind the front, a much drier air mass will settle in. Dew points will…
Another unusually strong upper-level trough (for this time of year) is going to carve itself out over the Central and East U.S. mid to late week next week — something that has been common place this summer (see figure 1).…
We continue to monitor Invest 99-L, tracking west to west-northwest over the Tropical Atlantic, and Tropical Storm Ernesto in the North-Central Atlantic. Invest 99-L: Overall, 99-L continues to be disorganized. Convective (shower/thunderstorm) activity has become less robust since yesterday. There also…
A tropical wave in located in the East Atlantic has been tagged invest 99-L. Satellite images show that invest 99-L currently has a decent amount of convective (shower/thunderstorm) activity. Though, the latest 850 millibar (mb) vorticity chart (see figure 2)…
Subtropical Depression Five has formed over the North-Central Atlantic Ocean from a non-tropical area of low pressure, in a very similar location as Debby just last weel. Genesis was also very similar to Debby’s genesis. Track: Subtropical Depression Five is currently…