Author: Rob Lightbown
Tropical Depression #13: 11 am EDT/10 am CDT Statistics: Location: 12.5 North Latitude, 40.2 West Longitude or about 1425 miles to the east of the Lesser Antilles. Maximum Winds: 35 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 1008 Millibars or 29.77 Inches. Forward more »
Invest 95-L Located Over The East-Central Tropical Atlantic: It appears that Invest 95-L continues to become better organized today with some banding noted and a low-level center that seems to be gradually becoming better defined. Additionally, the convection around Invest more »
Invest 95-L Located Over The Eastern Tropical Atlantic: A tropical disturbance (Invest 95-L) located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic near about 12 North Latitude, 28 West Longitude seems to be getting better organized today. Satellite imagery indicates some low-level inflow more »
Tropical Disturbance Near The Coast Of Africa: I think that a tropical disturbance that’s now near the coast of Africa is probably going to be a “classic” Cape Verde long-track tropical system that has the potential to make it quite more »
Hurricane Idalia: Even though Idalia reached category 4 strength just before sunrise this morning, it appears that a eyewall replacement cycle caused the hurricane to weaken a little to about a 125 mph Category 3 hurricane when it made landfall. more »
As expected, Idalia seems to be now undergoing rapid strengthening with both radar and satellite imagery indicating an eye that is shrinking in size. In addition, radar loops from Tampa indicate that the eye wall with Idalia seems to be more »
Hurricane Idalia: 11 am EDT/10 am CDT Statistics: Location: 24.6 North Latitude, 84.8 West Longitude or about 275 miles to the south-southwest of Tampa, Florida. Maximum Winds: 85 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 976 Millibars or 28.82 Inches. Forward Movement: North more »
Tropical Storm Idalia: 5 pm EDT/4 pm CDT Statistics: Location: 21.4 North Latitude, 85.1 West Longitude or about 35 miles to the south-southwest of the western tip of Cuba. Maximum Winds: 70 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 987 Millibars or 29.15 more »
Tropical Storm Idalia: 8 am EDT/7 am CDT Statistics: Location: 20.6 North Latitude, 85.2 West Longitude or about 90 miles to the south of the western tip of Cuba. Maximum Winds: 65 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 989 Millibars or 29.21 more »
All indications based on satellite and reconnaissance aircraft reports reveal that Idalia is not only organizing, but is also strengthening. Deep convection is firing near the center and buoy reports from near the center of this system show that the more »