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Tag Archive for 'Gulf Coast'

Very Heavy Rains On The Way

This week is certainly going to end on the very wet side as a storm gets it’s act together over the eastern third of the nation through Saturday morning.
I’m going to jump right to Thursday afternoon.  The most interesting aspect of this period is the small yet intense southern branch disturbance that moves from the [...]

The Amplification Begins

The pattern is becoming more amplified and we will begin to feel the effects of the amplification by Wednesday night.
First, it’s interesting to see that all model guidance now keeps the southern branch disturbance not only separate, but nearly shears the disturbance apart as the northern branch of the Jet Stream dominates the eastern United [...]

Stormy End Of The Week Expected

All of the indications are showing up for the upper level pattern to become increasingly amplified with a defined and deep trough in the East that will lead to a very stormy end of the week.  
As the southern and northern branch both amplify towards Thursday, a low pressure system will track towards the Ohio [...]

Hurricane Ike Strengthens Over The Gulf Of Mexico

 
Hurricane Ike is now firmly in the Gulf of Mexico and showing signs of strengthening.  Convection continues to rapidly grow around the center of circulation and the central dense overcast is growing larger and more impressive over the last several hours.  The upper level environment is extremely favorable as a ridge over the Gulf Coast [...]

Typhoon That Will Impact Japan Will Have Implications For Northeast

Remember the rule I discussed about two months back about the teleconnection between tropical systems in the Pacific and the pattern over North America?  Well, here is another example of just such a connection and why this hint in the future weather pattern gives us an idea what to expect for next week.
As seen in [...]

Hurricane Ike Moves Just South Of Cuba, Threat For Texas Coast

 
Hurricane Ike has once again been moving further south than what was forecasted, which has allowed Hurricane Ike to move over the waters south of the Island of Cuba and the Island of Youth (yes, I checked it is actually called that according to google maps and Wikipedia).  As a result, the interaction of the [...]

Hurricane Ike Weakens Over Cuba, Targets Gulf Coast

 
All eyes are obviously on Hurricane Ike this morning and will likely continue to be on the minds of the public along the Gulf Coast through this week.  
The good news with Hurricane Ike is that the hurricane is moving over central Cuba and weakening rapidly from a category 4 to category 2 hurricane in [...]

Hurricane Ike Threatens Cuba

 
Hurricane Ike is once again a major Category 4 Hurricane that is currently impacting the southern Islands of the Bahamas.  This dangerous and deadly hurricane is on a track to slam into northeastern Cuba and track along the northern side Cuba over the next three days.  Those living in Cuba are in for a very [...]

Do Not Let Your Guard Down With Gustav

 
Hurricane Gustav this morning is looking a little ragged this morning as the hurricane reorganizes the central eye wall and overall structure after going over western Cuba.  Remember, I warned that Gustav will go through pulses up and down through the stretch of life of this hurricane.  This does NOT mean that Gustav will continue [...]

Gustav Shows Signs Of Weakening While Hanna Begins To Strengthen

This evening, the impact from crossing over western Cuba is showing in the latest satellite pictures for Hurricane Gustav.  Although I expect this weakening to only be temporary, the once clear eye has clouded over and closed, the cloud tops have also warmed slightly, and the central dense overcast is not as concentrated as seen [...]