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Michael quickly becomes storm, now hurricane and likely to target Florida’s Big Bend as a major

Written by on October 8, 2018 in Tropical, United States of America with 0 Comments
Michael quickly becomes storm, now hurricane and likely to target Florida’s Big Bend as a major

Back on Friday I posted on the CAG (Central American Gyre) and the potential for development. Yesterday we had Tropical Storm Michael, today’s it’s hurricane Michael and appears to be on it’s way to becoming a major tomorrow over the open Gulf of Mexico. This system has organised and intensified quickly to the east of […]

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Sub-Tropical Storm Alberto becomes 5th system in last 7 years to form Prior to June 1

Written by on May 25, 2018 in Tropical, United States of America with 0 Comments
Sub-Tropical Storm Alberto becomes 5th system in last 7 years to form Prior to June 1

Subtropical storm Alberto has formed in the western Caribbean off the Yucatan and promises to track north towards the US Gulf Coast hammering Memorial Day weekend for beachgoers. Not the best of afternoon’s in Cancun due to the presence of Alberto just off to the east. Pre June 1 development has happened often over the […]

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TD 16 forms in western Carib, expected to hit Gulf Coast as hurricane!

Written by on October 5, 2017 in Summer 2017, Tropical, United States of America with 0 Comments
TD 16 forms in western Carib, expected to hit Gulf Coast as hurricane!

As expected, TD 16 has been spawned from a Central American gyre. This looks to be trouble for not just Central America where rainfall will be prolific but also for the US. Modelling points to a hurricane landfall along the Gulf Coast somewhere between Louisiana and Florida this weekend. TS warnings up for Central America […]

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Franklin could become Atlantic’s 1st hurricane of the season prior to Yucatan landfall tonight

Written by on August 7, 2017 in Rest of Europe, Summer 2017, Tropical with 0 Comments
Franklin could become Atlantic’s 1st hurricane of the season prior to Yucatan landfall tonight

Tropical Storm Franklin is set to make landfall overnight tonight on the southern end of Mexico’s Yucatan. Currently winds sustained at 60 mph but this system could approach hurricane status prior to landfall and if so would be the 2017 season’s first for the Atlantic. Check out these webcams out of Cancun earlier capturing the […]

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