Browsed by
Category: Active Tropics

Subtropical Storm Andrea forms southwest of Bermuda

Subtropical Storm Andrea forms southwest of Bermuda

Comments 0 Comment

The Atlantic’s first named storm of 2019 – Subtropical Storm Andrea – developed Monday evening southwest of Bermuda. Andrea marks the fifth straight year in which the Atlantic basin has had a named storm develop before the official start of the season (June 1). An Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft investigated the disturbance (90L) this afternoon, and found a well-defined circulation. As of 6:30 p.m. EDT Monday, Subtropical Storm Andrea was centered near 28.8°N 68.7°W, and was moving northward at…

Read More Read More

Invest 90L could develop into a brief subtropical or tropical cyclone, 91E less organized

Invest 90L could develop into a brief subtropical or tropical cyclone, 91E less organized

Comments 0 Comment

The Atlantic’s first “Invest” – short for area of investigation – was designated early Sunday morning. Invest 90L is currently producing disorganized shower activity well east of the Bahamas, but a narrow window for potential tropical or subtropical development exists between late Monday and Tuesday. If 90L becomes a tropical or subtropical storm, it will be named Andrea. As of 00:00 UTC Monday, Invest 90L was centered near 26.0°N 66.8°W. Maximum sustained winds were 20 knots (25 mph), with an…

Read More Read More

Awakening tropics: 91E in Eastern Pacific could slowly develop, system near the Bahamas may acquire subtropical characteristics next week

Awakening tropics: 91E in Eastern Pacific could slowly develop, system near the Bahamas may acquire subtropical characteristics next week

Comments 0 Comment

There are two systems to currently watch in the tropics: one in the Atlantic, and one in the eastern Pacific. The eastern Pacific season began three days ago, but the Atlantic hurricane season does not officially begin for two more weeks. Both are given a medium (40%) chance of development by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) over the next five days. As of 18:00 UTC Saturday, Invest 91E was centered near 12.4°N 93.4°W, and was moving little. Maximum sustained winds…

Read More Read More

Invest 91E may slowly develop over the eastern Pacific

Invest 91E may slowly develop over the eastern Pacific

Comments 0 Comment

It is only the second day of the 2019 Pacific hurricane season, and there has already been a system designated an “Invest” by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). An Invest – short for area of investigation – is an area of disturbed weather that the NHC believes has a chance of tropical cyclone development. A disorganized area of disturbed weather, Invest 91E, may slowly develop over the next several days as it moves little. As of 12:00 UTC May 16,…

Read More Read More

Area of disturbed weather near Bahamas could slowly acquire tropical or subtropical characteristics

Area of disturbed weather near Bahamas could slowly acquire tropical or subtropical characteristics

Comments 0 Comment

The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins one month from today, but the basin is already showing its first signs of life. A non-tropical trough of low pressure has developed near the Bahamas and is currently disorganized, but conditions may become a bit more favorable for some slight development by late this weekend if it remains offshore the Atlantic coast. If this system develops into a subtropical or tropical storm, it will be named Andrea. The National Hurricane Center (NHC)…

Read More Read More

Michael becomes a major hurricane as it heads for the Florida Panhandle, Leslie likely to become a hurricane again, Nadine forms in the eastern Atlantic

Michael becomes a major hurricane as it heads for the Florida Panhandle, Leslie likely to become a hurricane again, Nadine forms in the eastern Atlantic

Comments 0 Comment

The Atlantic tropics are extremely active for October, with the basin having three named storms simultaneously active in the month for the first time since 1995. The strongest of these storms, Hurricane Michael, has intensified into the second major hurricane of the season over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and some additional intensification is expected before Michael makes landfall over the western Florida Panhandle. Long-lived Leslie, close to regaining hurricane intensity for the second time, could near Madeira Island and…

Read More Read More

Leslie a Category 1 hurricane, development possible in NW Caribbean or Gulf by early next week, Sergio and Walaka in the Pacific

Leslie a Category 1 hurricane, development possible in NW Caribbean or Gulf by early next week, Sergio and Walaka in the Pacific

Comments 0 Comment

Although the northern hemisphere tropics begin to slowly wind down in the month of October, there is still plenty of activity to discuss today. In the Atlantic, Hurricane Leslie is barely hanging onto hurricane status as it begins to turn to the north over the central Atlantic. A Central American Gyre (CAG) may also help spawn the development of a new tropical cyclone in the Northwestern Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico by early next week. In the Pacific, Hurricanes Sergio…

Read More Read More

Four systems to watch in the Atlantic for potential development

Four systems to watch in the Atlantic for potential development

Comments 0 Comment

Although the Atlantic currently has no tropical cyclones active, there are four systems being monitored for potential development. The first, Invest 97L, is an area of low pressure east of the Windward Islands which is headed for less favorable conditions, and development appears unlikely. The second, Invest 98L, is a broad area of low pressure southeast of Bermuda, which could gradually gain tropical characteristics some time next week. The third, Invest 99L, is a vigorous tropical wave which has recently…

Read More Read More

Florence slightly weaker but still a major threat to Carolinas, Helene and Isaac weakening, SS Joyce forms over the subtropical Atlantic, 95L likely to develop

Florence slightly weaker but still a major threat to Carolinas, Helene and Isaac weakening, SS Joyce forms over the subtropical Atlantic, 95L likely to develop

Comments 0 Comment

The Atlantic is extremely active today, with six – SIX! – systems currently being monitored by the National Hurricane Center. The most serious and strongest of these systems is Hurricane Florence, which has weakened to a Category 3 hurricane but is still expected to bring potentially catastrophic impact to the coast of the Carolinas. In addition, Hurricane Helene is gradually weakening as it heads for a less favorable environment, and Tropical Storm Isaac east of the Caribbean has become very…

Read More Read More

Tuesday evening Florence update: Maintaining Category 4 strength

Tuesday evening Florence update: Maintaining Category 4 strength

Comments 0 Comment

Hurricane Florence has changed little in intensity today. Recent data from an Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicated that Florence has not strengthened since this afternoon. As of 11:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Hurricane Florence was centered near 28.4°N 68.7°W, and was moving west-northwestward at about 17 mph. Maximum sustained winds were 120 knots (140 mph), with an estimated minimum pressure of 946 mb. However, reconnaissance aircraft data indicate that this intensity may be a little generous. Florence continues to pose…

Read More Read More

©2017-2019 Cyclonic Fury. All Rights Reserved.