Monthly Archives: September 2016
Matthew a Monster in the Making With an Unclear Path
Tropical Storm Matthew formed this morning out of Invest 97L about 35 miles southeast of St Lucia in the Leeward Islands, or about 2250 miles west-southwest of Berwick Bay. Yes it is a long way off and only a tropical storm with winds of about 60 mph. It is really just starting to spin up […]
There is Invest 92L Coming Into the Gulf as Predicted
Well after the NHC saw fit to not even acknowledge Invest 92L for nearly a week, it popped up on the NHC Outlook at 4 am this morning with a 10% chance of formation and by noon was up to a 40% chance. Now in all honesty it has been there all along. As we […]
Here We Go Again
First off there is no immediate threat to the northern Gulf Coast from the tropics. So enjoy your long Labor Day weekend and if you are with us here in the Berwick Bay Region, be sure and check out the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival. With the southern flow, it has been a wet start […]
Hermine Grows as She Approaches Florida Panhandle
Tropical Storm Hermine is soon to be Hurricane Hermine as winds spin up and the pressure continues to drop. The good news is that Hermine is approaching land with landfall likely sometime later today. At 10 a.m. Hermine was located at 27.4N 86.0W, about 275 miles SSW of Apalachicola, with sustained winds of 60 knots […]