The Tropics Come Alive
The Northern Hemisphere bristled with tropical cyclones on Sunday afternoon, September 9, 2018…
[T]here’s plenty to track in the tropics, including a hurricane and a typhoon that will both affect U.S. territory. Here’s a rundown from west to east, which corresponds to the rough timing of potential land impacts.
An area of disturbed weather has formed in the Western Caribbean between Cuba and Honduras, due to the interaction of a tropical wave with an upper-level trough of low pressure. This system was moving west-northwest to northwest at about 5 – 10 mph, and will enter the Gulf of Mexico by Tuesday. The upper-level trough was creating high wind shear of 30 – 40 knots, preventing development. This trough is forecast to weaken and move northward over the next few days, creating a lower shear environment in the Gulf of Mexico that may allow development to occur, before the system moves inland over Texas on Thursday or Friday. The southeast half of Texas is already facing several days of heavy rain and localized flash flood threats this week, thanks to a midlatitude disturbance that will swing over the region and slow to a halt.
Plenty of things to watch…
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