Tropical Depression Two is slowly moving across the Gulf. As of 8:00 a.m. As of 11 a.m. Monday, the center of Tropical Depression Two was about 120 miles south of Panama City, Florida.
A disorganized weather system over the eastern Gulf is worth keeping an eye on — and if you live along Florida’s west coast or in the Panhandle, it’s worth keeping a close eye.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two separate areas of tropical activity — one in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean and another closer to home in the Gulf — but neither is expected to pose a significant threat in the near term.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two separate areas of tropical activity — one in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean and another closer to home in the Gulf — but neither is expected to pose a significant threat in the near term.
Per the National Hurricane Center on Saturday, a low pressure area is expected to move offshore of the southeastern coast of the United States along the western end of a frontal system early next week.
Life-threatening flooding is expected across portions of the Southeastern United States from Tropical Storm Arthur, which formed Wednesday morning near the middle Texas coast.
We continue to monitor an area of low pressure across Texas. As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center has designated this disturbance as Potential Tropical Cyclone 1.
A disorganized area of low pressure is sitting in the Bay of Campeche — the southern pocket of the Gulf of Mexico, nestled between Mexico’s eastern coastline and the Yucatán Peninsula. This system is fueling a large cluster of heavy rain and thunderstorms, mainly in the southern and western Gulf.
You may have noticed that the eastern Pacific Ocean is very active right now with tropical activity. In fact, one named storm and one tropical depression has already developed and it’s only the beginning of June. One other area is being monitored for potential development as well.
It certainly feels like summer across the area due to the higher humidity and the storms. This is due to a combination of several atmospheric features near our region.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after striking Jamaica on Tuesday as the strongest Category 5 to ever hit the island.
As Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, people with family on the island grew increasingly worried.
The storm’s core is forecast to pass over Jamaica today, cross southeastern Cuba Wednesday morning, and move across the southeastern or central Bahamas later Wednesday.
Melissa is expected to move near or over Jamaica through Tuesday, then across southeastern Cuba Tuesday night, and the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday.
Melissa’s path is projected to move near or over Jamaica during the weekend and early next week.
Melissa is expected to reach hurricane strength by Saturday and become a major hurricane by the end of the weekend.
Tropical Storm Melissa continued to crawl through the Caribbean on Wednesday. The system’s motion will remain very slow through next week.
As of the 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, the center of the newly formed Melissa was located about 300 miles south of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
With just over one month left to go with hurricane season, the tropics remain active. We are currently monitoring a tropical wave which has a high (80%) chance for development.
A tropical wave located about 900 miles east of the Windward Islands in the central tropical Atlantic is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms.
As the Atlantic hurricane season enters its final weeks, forecasters are keeping a close eye on two developing systems—one in the tropical Atlantic heading toward the Caribbean, and another in the North Atlantic that’s gaining some tropical characteristics.
On the forecast track, the center of the system is expected to move across the central and northwestern Bahamas this weekend and approach the southeast U.S. coast early next week.
Waves are rolling in from the Atlantic as Humberto and another disturbance get closer to Florida and Georgia.
Tropical Storm Humberto officially formed on Wednesday in the central Atlantic, becoming the eighth named storm of this year’s hurricane season.
Hurricane Gabrielle has intensified rapidly, now reaching Category 4 strength with sustained winds near 140 mph (220 km/h).
The tropical Atlantic remains active this week with two key systems being closely monitored for potential development.
A tropical wave located between the west coast of Africa and the Cabo Verde Islands is producing limited shower and thunderstorm activity over the far eastern Atlantic.
A tropical wave emerging off the coast of Africa, just south of the Cabo Verde Islands, is beginning to show signs of organization.
