10/08/20 4PM NHC Update: Delta regains “Major Hurricane” strength

SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT LOCATION…24.8N 93.4W ABOUT 345 MI…555 KM S OF CAMERON LOUISIANA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…115 MPH…185 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 12 MPH…19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…959 MB…28.32 INCHES FORECAST…

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10/8/20 10AM Update: After a night of reorganization, Delta intensifying

Y’all. I get it. I’m tired of these things, too. If you think you’re getting tired of reading about the threat from a hurricane or tropical storm, you can’t imagine how I feel about writing…

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10/8/20 Early AM Update: Hurricane Delta continues strengthening, moving toward Gulf Coast

Hurricane Delta is in, what I’ve often called, a “primo environment.” That is to say, it has warm water and low shear, so it is free to organize and strengthen without predictable physics getting in…

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10/7/20 4PM Update: Hurricane Delta reorganizing, moving toward Gulf Coast

SUMMARY OF 400 PM CDT LOCATION…22.1N 89.5W ABOUT 55 MI…90 KM NNE OF PROGRESO MEXICO ABOUT 580 MI…935 KM SSE OF CAMERON LOUISIANA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…85 MPH…140 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 17…

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10/7/20 12PM Update: Hurricane Delta track shifts west after pummeling Yucatan peninsula

Hurricane Delta is beginning to emerge back over water and into the Gulf of Mexico today. The once-Category 4 storm is now back down to a Category 2 Hurricane. Given all of the moving pieces,…

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10/6/20 4PM NHC Advisory: Category 4 Hurricane Delta track shifts west

The National Hurricane Center track has shifted to the west a bit – not much – but still includes Louisiana and most of Mississippi. From the NHC CURRENT OBSERVATIONS AS OF 4PM CT LOCATION…18.9N 84.1W…

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10/6/20 10AM Update: Major Hurricane Delta moves toward Yucatan, then toward northern Gulf Coast

Through most of the day yesterday, Hurricane Delta re-organized and intensified. It, steadily, grew from a Tropical Storm to a Category 2 Hurricane. This morning, it continues to strengthen and will likely make it to…

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10/6/20 Early AM Update: Hurricane Delta approaches Yucatan, forecast to become Major Hurricane

via GIPHY Hurricane Delta is making a good effort to get better organized and strengthen tonight. The Category 1 Hurricane spent most of the day wrapping around the centralized area of low pressure and is…

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10/5/20 4PM NHC Advisory: Tropical Storm Delta forecast shifts, increases intensity

The 4PM Advisory is out from the National Hurricane Center. Here is the latest on Tropical Storm Delta. SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT LOCATION…16.2N 79.4W ABOUT 160 MI…260 KM SSW OF NEGRIL JAMAICA ABOUT 245…

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Tropical Storm Delta continues organization, moving toward Gulf

Anyone else exhausted from Hurricane Season? I know I am. If this could be my last blog post for a hurricanes during 2020, I’d be ecstatic. This is getting old. But hey, here we are.…

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