The Central American Gyre is making waves again. For now, figuratively. But eventually, this may be literal. REcall that the Central American Gyre is a large area of lower pressure that can develop at any time during the Atlantic Hurricane Season when the atmospheric conditions are right. It doesn’t always produce tropical systems. Nor does is “turn into” a tropical… Read more →
The National Hurricane Center is tracking three different areas for potential tropical development. The closest to the United States is Invest 95L Cu rent model guidance suggests that Invest 95L will drift into the Gulf of Mexico in coming days and that the chances for development – in the available model data, not the official forecast – are between 50-… Read more →
As the overnight data continues to trickle in, not much has changed in the short term with Dorian. But as we look toward the Labor Day weekend, the overall pattern is starting to look a bit clearer. That’s not to say that “we now know where Dorian will go!” but rather, “we have a better idea about the range of… Read more →
I know everyone is thinking about what is going on in the Gulf or should I say what will be going on in the Gulf. Well the good news is the next two days will be normal summertime days with nothing tropical to worry about. After Wednesday and Thursday it will be all eyes on the tropics but till then… Read more →
