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Idalia Is Expected To Bring A Serious Storm Surge, Hurricane Force Winds & Heavy Rain To The Eastern Florida Panhandle, The Big Bend Area Of Florida & The West-Central Coast Of Florida, Including Tampa, St. Petersburg & Sarasota On Wednesday

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2023 4:11 pm
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Tropical Storm Idalia: 2 pm EDT/1 pm CDT Statistics: Location: 20.0 North Latitude, 85.8 West Longitude or about 80 miles to the east-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico. Maximum Winds: 40 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 996 Millibars or 29.41 Inches. Forward Movement: more »

Continue Reading Idalia Is Expected To Bring A Serious Storm Surge, Hurricane Force Winds & Heavy Rain To The Eastern Florida Panhandle, The Big Bend Area Of Florida & The West-Central Coast Of Florida, Including Tampa, St. Petersburg & Sarasota On Wednesday

Invest 93-L Expected To Strengthen & Could Be A Hurricane When It Impacts Parts Of The Florida Panhandle, The Big Bend Of Florida & Parts Of The Western Florida Peninsula By Wednesday

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2023 2:56 pm
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Invest 93-L Located Near The Yucatan Channel: It is clear that Invest 93-L is becoming better organized today with banding noted on satellite imagery and in fact, this system looks not only more organized than what guidance has been forecasting, more »

Continue Reading Invest 93-L Expected To Strengthen & Could Be A Hurricane When It Impacts Parts Of The Florida Panhandle, The Big Bend Of Florida & Parts Of The Western Florida Peninsula By Wednesday

Invest 93-L Likely To Be At Least A Tropical Storm When It Impacts Parts Of The Florida Panhandle, The Big Bend Of Florida & Parts Of The Western Florida Peninsula Tuesday Into Wednesday; Franklin Is Still Expected To Become A Hurricane As It Passes West Of Bermuda Early Next Week

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Friday, August 25, 2023 4:16 pm
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Invest 93-L Located Over The Northwestern Caribbean: An area of low pressure seems to be forming over the northwestern Caribbean and has been designated Invest 93-L by the National Hurricane Center. Satellite imagery today indicates that Invest 93-L seems to more »

Continue Reading Invest 93-L Likely To Be At Least A Tropical Storm When It Impacts Parts Of The Florida Panhandle, The Big Bend Of Florida & Parts Of The Western Florida Peninsula Tuesday Into Wednesday; Franklin Is Still Expected To Become A Hurricane As It Passes West Of Bermuda Early Next Week

Franklin Is Expected To Become A Hurricane As It Heads Northward This Weekend Into Early Next Week; Northwestern Caribbean Or Eastern Gulf Of Mexico Tropical Development Continues To Be Possible This Weekend Into Early Next Week

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2023 3:01 pm
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Tropical Storm Franklin: 2 pm EDT/1 pm CDT Statistics: Location: 22.2 North Latitude, 69.9 West Longitude or about 90 miles to the east-northeast of Grand Turk Island. Maximum Winds: 60 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 998 Millibars or 29.47 Inches. Forward more »

Continue Reading Franklin Is Expected To Become A Hurricane As It Heads Northward This Weekend Into Early Next Week; Northwestern Caribbean Or Eastern Gulf Of Mexico Tropical Development Continues To Be Possible This Weekend Into Early Next Week

Franklin Will Likely Begin To Strengthen Once It Moves North Of Hispaniola On Thursday; Northwestern Caribbean Or Southern Gulf Of Mexico Tropical Development Still Somewhat Possible This Weekend Or Early Next Week

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 3:27 pm
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Tropical Storm Franklin: 2 pm EDT/1 pm CDT Statistics: Location: 19.2 North Latitude, 70.7 West Longitude or about 160 miles to the south of Grand Turk Island. Maximum Winds: 40 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 1004 Millibars or 29.65 Inches. Forward more »

Continue Reading Franklin Will Likely Begin To Strengthen Once It Moves North Of Hispaniola On Thursday; Northwestern Caribbean Or Southern Gulf Of Mexico Tropical Development Still Somewhat Possible This Weekend Or Early Next Week

Disorganized Franklin Will Affect Hispaniola Next Couple Of Days With Heavy Rainfall; Tropical Storm Harold Has Made Landfall On Padre Island, Texas; Small Possibility Of Tropical Development Next Week In The Western Caribbean Or The Southern Gulf Of Mexico

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 12:37 pm
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Tropical Storm Franklin: 11 am EDT/10 am CDT Statistics: Location: 15.5 North Latitude, 71.1 West Longitude or about 220 miles to the south-southwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Maximum Winds: 50 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 1002 Millibars or 29.59 Inches. more »

Continue Reading Disorganized Franklin Will Affect Hispaniola Next Couple Of Days With Heavy Rainfall; Tropical Storm Harold Has Made Landfall On Padre Island, Texas; Small Possibility Of Tropical Development Next Week In The Western Caribbean Or The Southern Gulf Of Mexico

Franklin Will Affect Hispaniola With Tropical Storm Conditions On Tuesday; Potential Tropical Cyclone #9 Likely Will Be Tropical Storm Harold By The Time It Reaches South Texas On Tuesday

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Monday, August 21, 2023 3:46 pm
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Tropical Storm Franklin: 2 pm EDT/1 pm CDT Statistics: Location: 14.5 North Latitude, 70.1 West Longitude or about 275 miles to the south of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Maximum Winds: 50 mph. Minimum Central Pressure: 999 Millibars or 29.50 Inches. more »

Continue Reading Franklin Will Affect Hispaniola With Tropical Storm Conditions On Tuesday; Potential Tropical Cyclone #9 Likely Will Be Tropical Storm Harold By The Time It Reaches South Texas On Tuesday

Invest 90-L Located In The Southeastern Caribbean Will Likely Will Become A Tropical Storm As Soon As This Evening; Invest 91-L Likely Will Become A Tropical Depression & Maybe A Tropical Storm As It Heads For The Western Gulf Of Mexico Monday Into Tuesday

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Sunday, August 20, 2023 3:40 pm
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Invest 90-L Located In The Southeastern Caribbean: Latest satellite imagery indicates that Invest 90-L is very close to tropical depression and possibly tropical storm strength in the southeastern Caribbean. Visible satellite imagery reveals that a well-defined low-level circulation is evident. more »

Continue Reading Invest 90-L Located In The Southeastern Caribbean Will Likely Will Become A Tropical Storm As Soon As This Evening; Invest 91-L Likely Will Become A Tropical Depression & Maybe A Tropical Storm As It Heads For The Western Gulf Of Mexico Monday Into Tuesday

In The Eastern Pacific – Hilary Is Expected To Bring Catastrophic Flooding To The Southwestern United States This Weekend Through Early Next Week; In The Atlantic – We Are Watching Invest 90-L That’ll Be Moving Into The Caribbean & A Disturbance That Will Be Heading For The Western Gulf Of Mexico Early Next Week

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Saturday, August 19, 2023 3:47 pm
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Hurricane Hilary Over The Eastern Pacific: After peaking in strength yesterday, Hilary is now weakening as it ingests drier air and also begins to move into cooler ocean waters. That said, Hilary is still expected to bring catastrophic amounts of more »

Continue Reading In The Eastern Pacific – Hilary Is Expected To Bring Catastrophic Flooding To The Southwestern United States This Weekend Through Early Next Week; In The Atlantic – We Are Watching Invest 90-L That’ll Be Moving Into The Caribbean & A Disturbance That Will Be Heading For The Western Gulf Of Mexico Early Next Week

In The Eastern Pacific – Major Hurricane Hilary Is Expected To Bring Significant Flooding & Possible Tropical Storm Conditions To Parts Of The Southwestern United States Late This Weekend Into Early Next Week; In The Atlantic – There Is A Lot To Watch, Including 2 Disturbances Near The Lesser Antilles & Possible Development In The Western Gulf Of Mexico Early Next Week

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Posted by Rob Lightbown Posted on Friday, August 18, 2023 12:02 pm
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Hurricane Hilary Over The Eastern Pacific: With Hurricane Hilary expected to impact southern California as a tropical storm early next week, I will continue to send out updates on this storm. Hilary has rapidly intensified over the past 12-24 hours more »

Continue Reading In The Eastern Pacific – Major Hurricane Hilary Is Expected To Bring Significant Flooding & Possible Tropical Storm Conditions To Parts Of The Southwestern United States Late This Weekend Into Early Next Week; In The Atlantic – There Is A Lot To Watch, Including 2 Disturbances Near The Lesser Antilles & Possible Development In The Western Gulf Of Mexico Early Next Week