Tropical Depression 16 is still a tropical depression. That said, the National Hurricane Center anticipates that TD16 will strengthen into Tropical Storm Nate before 1pm Thursday. So enjoy it while it lasts, because TD16 will be Nate soon. The stats: SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT…0300 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…12.8N 82.7W ABOUT 70 MI…115 KM WNW OF SAN ANDRES ISLAND ABOUT 95… Read more →
Now that we have a localized center, the models can start to really get a handle on where Tropical Depression 16 – and eventually Nate – will go. Here is a look at the storm on Infrared Satellite. The 12z model guidance shows the storm moving north toward the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days.
The 2017 Hurricane Season isn’t done yet. To quote Jay-Z it “is back before we had a chance to miss [it],” though I don’t know if any of us would “miss” hurricane season. Anyway! Newly minted Tropical Depression 16 is drifting around in the southern Caribbean off the coast of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Near the island of San Andres…. Read more →
Good evening, everyone. Here is the 26 minute discussion about what is happening in the tropics. I know a lot of you are going to hear a lot about two areas of interest, the Central American Gyre, a tropical wave, and a lingering front. Here I break down what they all mean to the Gulf Coast.
The internet was buzzing this afternoon as the National Hurricane Center identified another area of interest in the tropics. This time, a cluster of storms associated with a trough of low pressure located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea, is forecast to move slowly north-northwestward across Cuba and the Straits of Florida. I’m Not a Wave, Not Yet an Invest Props… Read more →
