Tropical Depression Five forms, NHC forecasts to become Hurricane

The “Little Wave that Could” is now a Tropical Depression in the open Atlantic Ocean. The system is well away from the mainland of the United States and isn’t anticipated to impact the US during…

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NOAA increases chance for above-average activity for the rest of Hurricane Season

NOAA released its mid-season review of the seasonal outlook for Hurricane Season this morning. The numbers have been revised, and increased, given the El Nino is starting to subside. Press release from the NOAA: NOAA…

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Invest96L got eaten today, but it’s not quite dead yet

Invest 96L continues to hold on to dear life. A lot like the guy who didn’t want to “go on the cart” in Monty Python, this thing is not quite dead yet. In fact, the…

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NHC bumps new Wave to 40-percent chance of development

The National Hurricane Center increased the chance of development for the latest African Wave to 40-percent Tuesday night. From the NHC: Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 PM EDT Tue Jul…

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Between Invest95L and the new Wave, and Erick and Flossie – stuff is active in the tropics

As the title says, things are getting more active in the Pacific and Atlantic basins. Let’s start in the Atlantic. In the Atlantic via GIPHY There are two areas of interest int he Atlantic. Invest…

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Tropical Storm Erick forecast to strengthen, barely miss Hawaiian Islands, Flossie may be different story

There are two tropical systems in the Eastern Pacific, Erick and Flossie. Both pose a wave threat to the Hawaiian Islands. One, Flossie, has a higher potential for actually skirting the Big Island bringing rain…

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NHC tracking new area of interest in Caribbean

The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring an area for potential tropical development. The wave is located near the Greater & Lesser Antilles. From the NHC Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL…

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NHC continues to monitor area of interest in Gulf

I’m posting this update pretty late. It is almost 1:00 AM as I write this, so enjoy this scientific stream-of-barely-consciousness… The National Hurricane Center has increased the chances of development in the Gulf to 10-percent…

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