CCHS WeatherBlog

Hurricane Paula Strengthens; Future Uncertain

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:50:00 GMT

Yesterday evening, Hurricane Hunters went into a strong disturbance in the Western Caribbean and discovered that Tropical Storm Paula. From that point on through this evening, Paula has intensified at a record pace and become a rather small, but impressive Category 2 hurricane. Just recently, the latest 5PM EST advisory was issued by the NHC and Hurricane Paula continues with 100 mph winds and a steady minimum pressure at the center around 981mb. Hurricane Paula i...
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Tropics Come Alive: Watching the Cape Verde Train

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:29:00 GMT

Its amazing how much a week changes everything in the tropics. Last week this time, we were looking at pretty tranquil conditions across the Atlantic basin, but tonight, the tropics are definitely alive as I'm tracking three systems out across the Atlantic: Hurricane Danielle, Tropical Storm Earl, and Invest 97L. It definitely appears that Cape Verde season has finally come and that the heart of the hurricane season has begun.Figure 1 - Latest Satellite Imagery Sh...
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Tracking The Tropics: Watching Invest 95L in East Atlantic

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:32:00 GMT

Good evening everyone! Back again after a break enjoying friends and family for once and ready to get back into the swing of things forecasting once again.As usual, I'm tracking the tropics this time of year and we definitely have something that bares watching way out there in the Eastern Atlantic off Africa. Over the past few days a tropical disturbance within the ITCZ (Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone) had been brewing and coming off the African continent. Well ...
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Tracking the Tropics: Disturbance 97L Organizing - Possible South Florida Threat

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:31:00 GMT

During the late morning and afternoon hours, a tropical disturbance designated as Invest 97L has been slowly organizing and appears destined to become the second named storm, Bonnie, later this week. According to the latest data from the NHC, the center of the invest is estimated to be at 19.8N and 68.5W which places just off and between the northern coasts of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and currently has surface winds around 35 mph. In viewing the late...
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Focusing on the Tropics

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:52:00 GMT

For those who wish to remove yourselves from the despicable banter and immature bickering occuring on Dr. Master's blog and want to talk about the active tropics, this is the place for you.
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