Active Tropics Once Again.

So, in the time since my last blog Bill and Danny have come and gone in the Atlantic. Danny pretty much petered out, but Bill brought some strong waves to the east coast and actually claimed two lives. Now we have Invest 94 L in the Atlantic which could get a name in the next couple of days.

But the big story in tropical weather right now is Hurricane Jimena which is expected to impact some of Western Mexico's resort areas sometime tomorrow night as a major hurricane. Let's hope everybody, local and tourist, down there gets out of the way, cause it looks like this one's going to pack a punch!

Tropical Update, Aug 18.

Well it looks like Ana petered out on us, and it looks like we might also be spared the wrath of Hurricane Bill, which was upgraded to a major hurricane today, the first major Hurricane in the Atlantic this year.

According to the NHC forecast, Bill should be headed northward through a break in a subtropical ridge. Hopefully at that point it will be scooped up in a trough exiting the Eastern USA and pushed northeast out to see. That would be good news indeed.

Ana, Bill, and Claudette

Well, looks like we know have 3 systems out there with the potential to have some effect on the US.

Ana has been downgraded to a depression as of this afternoon, but the forecast track brings it into the gulf where it may restrengthen.

Tropical Storm Bill will perhaps become a hurricane tonight. However, the forecast right now indicates a more northern direction so the chance for a recurve to the Atlantic is greater:



Still way to early to say for sure though.

In addition, we had Claudette pop up off the gulf Coast of Florida today. This should make a landfall this evening as a Tropical Storm in the Florida panhandle.



Barometer Bob will have a Hurricane Hollow show at 6 PM Eastern this evening to cover all 3 of these storms. Listen at WRBN.net and keep an eye on local weather info outlets and the NHC.