WX Info: The MJO, Kelvin Waves and Hurricane Season

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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7/24/20 Tropical Weather Update – Douglas, Gonzalo, Hanna & the next Wave

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…

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NHC notes two areas of interest in tropical Atlantic

10:00AM UPDATE: Satellite imagery and recent satellite wind data indicate that the low pressure system located about midway between the west coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles continues to get better organized. If current…

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Invest98L shows better chance for development during next few days

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a cluster of storms in/near the Gulf of Mexico for development in the coming days as the center of the cluster drifts northeast and into the Atlantic. This…

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6/7/20 10AM update: Tropical Storm Cristobal

Cristobal continues to move toward Louisiana. Now located about 90 miles from New Orleans, projected to make landfall between 4pm and 7pm tonight. Cristobal will be a Tropical Storm at landfall, barring some incredible last-minute…

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6/6/20 Tropical Storm Cristobal update: Still moving north, landfall Sunday night

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor Tropical Storm Cristobal as it moves north toward the Louisiana coastline. The forecast landfall will occur Sunday afternoon or evening. It is predicted to make landfall as a…

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Tropical Storm Cristobal continues trek toward Louisiana, Mississippi

Dry air to the rescue! Cristobal continues to move north across the Gulf of Mexico but is also interacting with a lot of dry air and a little bit of shear. That is limiting its…

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