Gonzalo less organized, TD 8 likely to become TS Hanna over the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
For the first time of 2020, two Atlantic tropical cyclones are active at once. Small Tropical Storm Gonzalo over the central tropical Atlantic unexpectedly weakened on Friday, which is not too surprising considering small tropical cyclones often undergo unexpected intensity changes. Meanwhile, Tropical Depression Eight formed over the central Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night, and is likely to become a tropical storm very soon as it moves westward towards Texas. The current record earliest 8th tropical storm was Tropical…