MJO pulse starting to show up as development potential increases in southeast...
MJO Chart Right on cue, the MJO or Madden-Julian Oscillation, is moving out of the west Pacific and in to the eastern portions of the Pacific. The yellow shading in the graphic indicates the forecast...
View Article94-E in the southeast Pacific looks likely to develop in to a tropical storm
East Pacific Invest Area 94-E The only area of concern today continues to be invest area 94-E located in the southeast Pacific, just off the coast of Central America. As you can see in the satellite...
View ArticleCarlotta nearly a hurricane as it moves slowly just off the Mexican...
TS Carlotta in the east Pacific Tropical storm Carlotta is not in any hurry.The fairly slow moving storm continues to edge closer to becoming a hurricane and should do so later today. The NHC forecasts...
View Article95L poses no threat to land as tropics remain quiet
A non-tropical low pressure area, designated 95L, is the only area on the NHC’s tracking map worth noting this morning. It is located well out in the subtropical Atlantic, far from land areas. Even...
View ArticleAtlantic nice and quiet, east Pacific a little activity to watch
The Atlantic Basin is free and clear of any tropical activity this 4th of July holiday period. There are no areas of concern and none of the global computer models indicate any development over at...
View ArticleAtlantic Basin looking quiet as new storm brews in east Pacific
All is quiet across the Atlantic Basin as we start the week. The tropical wave that flared up yesterday near Florida has all but vanished – at least in terms of deep convection. Conditions just do not...
View ArticleNadine forms in central Atlantic; won’t be of any concern except to shipping...
TS Nadine is the 14th Named Storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season We are now up to 14 named storms for the season as the large tropical wave that emerged from Africa a few days ago is now TS Nadine....
View ArticleActive pattern setting up as we round out June and enter July
Tropical weather outlook map showing two areas of interest in the east Pacific The forecast for a busy season looks to be panning out so far as we have had two tropical storms already in the month of...
View ArticleTropics not an issue this weekend
Two areas of interest in the east Pacific this weekend Other than a weak area of low pressure over southeast North Carolina today, the tropics are of little concern this weekend. The NHC did issue an...
View ArticleTropical depression in east Pacific poses flood threat, rest of tropics quiet
NHC Track Map of TD2-E The second tropical cyclone of the east Pacific season formed yesterday just off the coast of southeast Mexico. It is rather poorly organized and not forecast to get very strong...
View ArticleEast Pacific hurricane season will begin a little early this year
Latest model plot showing the likely track of invest area 90-E in the eastern Pacific Officially, the east Pacific hurricane season gets going on May 15. That’s the date on a calendar – Mother Nature...
View ArticleHurricane Dora in east Pacific to be short-lived, no threat to Mexico
Hurricane Dora track map from the NHC It took a littler longer than we’ve seen in recent years, but the east Pacific finally has its first hurricane of the season: Dora. Top winds are 85 mph and it is...
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