10:00 AM UPDATE: Nate now a strong Category 1 hurricane. 9:30 AM ORIGINAL: Hurricane Nate continues to cruise – at speeds around 20mph – to the north across the Gulf of Mexico. It seems to be in quite the hurry. The reason for the full head of steam is it is sandwiched between a gyre to the southwest and an… Read more →
The 10pm update was release by the National Hurricane Center showed “Tropical Storm Nate” with wind at 70mph. Twenty-five minutes later… It isn’t surprising though based on satellite trends, between 8pm and 10pm the area of deep convection nearly tripled. Nate become the ninth hurricane of the season. #Nate is now a hurricane – the 9th of 2017 Atlantic TC… Read more →
As of 12:15am Central Time, Tropical Storm Nate is back over the open waters of the Caribbean Sea. Water temperatures in the area are running between 82 and 87 degrees. The warm waters and the lower environmental shear will allow Nate to increase in size and intensity during the next 24 to 48 hours. SUMMARY OF 200 AM EDT…0600 UTC… Read more →
Here is the latest from the National Hurricane Center: A Storm Surge Watch has been issued from Morgan City, Louisiana, eastward to the Alabama/Florida border, including the northern and western shores of Lake Pontchartrain. A Hurricane Watch has been issued from Morgan City, Louisiana, eastward to the Mississippi/Alabama border, including metropolitan New Orleans, Lake Pontchartrain, and Lake Maurepas. A Tropical… Read more →
Tropical Storm Nate continues to move north across Nicaragua and Honduras. It will eventually – later today – get back over the warm waters of the Caribbean and begin to strengthen again. Here is the latest from the NHC: Known knowns Nate has a decent inner core developing, though, it isn’t impressive. The National Hurricane Center noted that while thunderstorm… Read more →
