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NASA – yeah, NASA – has a hand in improving hurricane forecasts every year. Not directly, as that is left to the smart meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center, but indirectly through access to new…
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Because: 2020. Am I right? This morning, NOAA released their update to the seasonal prediction for tropical activity in the Atlantic basin. The numbers aren’t “incredibly” higher, but the increase does mean there is a…
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Tropical Storm Isaias took a while to finally form, but it is now cruising right along and through parts of Hispaniola. You can see the brighter colors, indicating the more robust convection, blossoming nearer to…
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The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center continues to shift the forecast cone toward the Gulf of Mexico. Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is – apparently – in no rush to fully develop. Though it…
Read more of PTC 9 / Isaias continues to organize, trek westward
The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine. The storm is likely going to be named Isaias in the coming days. It isn’t forecast to be near Florida and the Bahamas until…
Read more of 7/28/20 Tropical Update – PTC9 / Isaias organizing, moving toward Puerto Rico
The National Hurricane Center has now designated “Invest 92L” as “Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine.” The change in name will only be temporary. The NHC is trying to issue advisories for some of the islands as…
Read more of NHC issues advisories for PTC Nine, eventual Isaias, for Caribbean Islands
It is a good news, bad news situation. The good news is that Invest 92L is taking “longer” to get developed and organized. Originally in the 2-to-5 day window, Day Five would’ve been today. And…
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Not much has changed overnight, thankfully. There have been little tweaks to some of the forecasts, and the model data has come into better agreement in some places. But no drastic changes. The “biggest” change…
On the air last night, I mentioned a Kelvin Wave. Your browser does not support the video tag. These things are pretty cool. And pretty important when it comes to forecasting during hurricane season. The…
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The tropics remain reasonably active as we move through the end of July. Not to say there are multiple monster Hurricanes, but two Tropical Storms and another wave coming off of Africa. Tropical Storm Hanna…
Read more of 7/24/20 Tropical Weather Update – Douglas, Gonzalo, Hanna & the next Wave
