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Tropical Depression Two continues to look weak this morning with winds remaining below tropical storm thresholds (<39mph). Check out the latest visible satellite imagery which shows this disturbance sitting about 900 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Most of the convection is to the west of the center of low pressure. Over the next several […]
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Typhoon Neoguri
Typhoon Neoguri is beginning to become very organized in the West Pacific. All indications are that this large cyclone will become a Super Typhoon before affecting areas of Southern Japan in by Wednesday morning Typhoon #Neoguri has worked out its problems … convection at -75°C wrapped around warming eye. 125 knots pic.twitter.com/tQHz2VQRQU — Ryan […]
Arthur Reaches Hurricane Strength
As we mentioned yesterday, there was potential that Arthur would intensify to hurricane strength. This morning, that came true. Hurricane Arthur becomes the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, with max sustained winds of ~80mph. Here is what Arthur looks like via visible satellite: This tropical system is currently crawling at ~10mph northeast along the […]
Tropical Update
It’s time to see how 91L has been doing in the Atlantic Ocean today. There has not been much movement and the area of low pressure is currently 230 miles off of the Florida Coast. The National Hurricane Center is now giving this disturbance a 60% chance of development over the next 48 hours and […]
Tropical Storm Amanda
Tropical Storm Amanda has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean. As of 10 AM this morning, Tropical Storm Amanda was located about 620 miles south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Amanda had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving west-northwest around 5 mph. Below is the current location and track of Amanda over the next […]
Super Typhoon Haiyan
One of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded has its sites set on the Philippines. Super Typhoon Haiyan is continuing to intensify, and currently has sustained winds of 190mph, with gusts reaching 230mph (for reference, that’s EF5 tornado wind speeds). Many people in the Philippines have been evacuated or relocated. Keep these people in […]
Tropical Storm Karen Is Official
Earlier this morning, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded a tropical disturbance in the Gulf to Tropical Storm Karen. This system looks to make landfall Saturday – Sunday along the Gulf coast, with locations in southern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the panhandle of Florida receiving the brunt of the impact. The image below is from […]