Monthly Archives: August 2015
The Demise of Danny and Rise of Erika
When we last talked, Danny was cranking up on the far eastern Atlantic and headed toward the Lesser Antilles, where it was likely to run into problems. And problems it did find, as it approached the upper Windward Islands. A combination of very strong west and southwest wind sear, with very dry air full of […]
Tropical Depression Four Forms in far Eastern Atlantic
The fourth tropical depression (TD#4) of the 2015 Atlantic season formed this morning in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. While it is still a week from impacting the islands of the Lesser Antilles, in the far eastern Caribbean Sea, this one is worth watching over the next several weeks. It is by far the most […]
Gulf activity associated with approaching east coast front
The northern gulf is active again, especially from the Mississippi River to the Florida peninsula There has been some westward expansion this afternoon, but the weather is still well west of Berwick Bay. The area is actually being triggered by a frontal boundary north of the area, with some upper level support from a mid- […]
Gulf Remains Unsettled
The northern Gulf of Mexico remains disturbed but there is still little or no threat of any tropical development over the next five days. There has been some persistence of disturbed weather and there had been some consolidation in the northwestern Gulf over the past 24 hours. However, with the entire northern Gulf once again […]