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Major Hurricane Erin: It appears that Erin has been undergoing an eye wall replacement cycle since late yesterday where the original eye collapses & a new eye then forms and begins to contract. This process leads to a hurricane that does weaken for a while, but also then has a larger eye and a larger […]

Major Hurricane Erin: Erin has undergone extremely rapid strengthening last night into this morning, going from a 75 mph Category 1 hurricane to now a 160 mph Category 5 hurricane at the time of this writing. Reconnaissance aircraft have found the hurricane is rapidly strengthening with central barometric pressure falls of nearly 8 millibars per […]

Tropical Storm Erin: After becoming quite disorganized with the convection around Erin collapsing last night, it seems as if Erin is organizing today with a small core of deep convection found near the center of the storm. All indications seem to be pointing that Erin is very near hurricane strength right now. I do think […]

Tropical Storm Erin: Analysis of satellite imagery and other weather data reveals that Erin has become better organized so far today with deep convection firing near the center of the storm. In addition, some banding features have been noted on satellite imagery, which all seem to suggest that the storm is strengthening. Erin is currently […]

Tropical Storm Erin: Satellite imagery today indicates that Erin is a little better organized with a small area of deep convection noted. That said, some easterly wind shear, dry air and marginally favorable ocean water temperatures are affecting the storm and because of this, it has not been able to strengthen significantly. Erin is heading […]

Invest 97-L Located Over The Eastern Atlantic: It appears that Invest 97-L is extremely close to becoming a depression today & in fact, it would not surprise me to see the National Hurricane Center upgrade it to a Tropical Depression at 11 am EDT today. NOTE – Just as I was finishing writing today’s discussion, […]