The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has classified the disturbance moving through the Caribbean as Tropical Depression #28. The Tropical Depression is expected to evolve into a Tropical Storm; once it reaches tropical storm strength, it will be given the name Zeta. The NHC also forecasts Zeta to intensify further into a hurricane as it moves […]
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100% Chance of Tropical Cyclone Formation
Tropical cyclone formation is imminent in the Atlantic Hurricane Basin, with the National Hurricane Center declaring a nearly 100% chance of tropical cyclone formation in the next 48 hours. Residents in Florida and the U.S. Gulf Coast are urged to monitor this developing system closely in the coming days. Satellite, radar and surface data indicate […]
Tropical Cyclone Formation Likely near Florida
In the latest Tropical Outlook update from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the NHC reports that it is now likely that a tropical cyclone will form soon in an area south of Florida in the coming days. According to the NHC, satellite images and radar data indicate that the broad area of low pressure located […]
Tracking Tropical Cyclone Trouble
The Miami, Florida-based National Hurricane Center is tracking two systems in the Atlantic Hurricane Basin. The first and largest is Hurricane Epsilon; while it is weaker than it was yesterday, it is still packing a punch east of Bermuda. The other is an area of shower and thunderstorm activity over the Caribbean that could evolve […]
Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Epsilon
Hurricane Epsilon continues to go through a period of rapid intensification; the hurricane which had top winds of 75 mph this time yesterday now has winds of 110 mph; additional strengthening is forecast and Epsilon should be a Major Hurricane soon. With outer bands expected to lash Bermuda, a Tropical Storm Watch has been upgraded […]
Epsilon Upgraded to Hurricane
The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida has upgraded Tropical Storm Epsilon to Hurricane Epsilon, the tenth hurricane of the record-breaking 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Only 4 other years in the satellite era which began in 1966 have there been 10 or more hurricanes in the Atlantic basin by this date: 1969, 1995, 2005, and […]