On one hand, it seems unbelievable that Hurricane Dorian has managed to achieve such a great strength in a relatively short amount of time. On the other hand, the surrounding environmental conditions allowed Dorian to reach its full potential. Since maximum sustained winds sit at 185 mph, as of Sunday, 2pm ET, Dorian can now […]

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Hurricane Dorian continues on a northwestward trajectory as it moves away from Puerto Rico. Dorian has begun to encounter a considerably moister environment; thus, dry air entrainment into the storm’s circulation will become less of a problem with time. As of the 5pm ET advisory, Hurricane Dorian remains at category 1 status, but a steady […]

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If you’re tired of the heat and ready for a taste of fall, you’re in luck. Numerical guidance has been fairly consistent in suggesting a pattern change that will lead to a nice cool down for much of the central and eastern United States for the end of August into the first week of September. […]

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A tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean is being monitored by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) for tropical cyclone development as convection slowly increases (see Fig. 1). This tropical wave has been listed as Invest 95L by the NHC and has a 20% chance of tropical development over the next 5 days (see Fig. 2). […]

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Tropical Depression 3 (TD3) has formed between the east coast of Florida and the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) classified the tropical wave as a depression this afternoon based on satellite imagery indicating a closed low-level circulation formed as well as a noticeable uptick in convection (see Fig. 1). TD3 has maximum sustained winds […]

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