Good Friday afternoon, We have a really nice weekend coming up across North Carolina and it may linger into the first half of next week. It will be warm and a tad humid. Eyes will shift down toward the western Caribbean as there is expectation that a tropical system may organize starting early next weekContinue reading “(9/20/24, 3 pm) Tropical Weather threat looming for Gulf next week?”
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Coastal Low Development to occur next 24 hours, some question remains on track
Good Saturday evening, We hope your weekend is off to a great start. All eyes shift to the coastline as low pressure is in the process of develop off the NC and SC coastline. Visible satellite loop today shows a blossoming of convection where low pressure is trying to form. The evolution of this featureContinue reading “Coastal Low Development to occur next 24 hours, some question remains on track”
Cloudy Days Ahead: Francine + Old Front = Unsettled Pattern. Tropical development Carolina Coastline this weekend?
Good Wednesday afternoon to everyone, After having an extended period of calm weather across North Carolinas, things are in the process of changing and we look to be entering into an extended period of unsettled weather across our local area and all of the Southeast US. Hurricane Francine in on approach to the Louisiana CoastlineContinue reading “Cloudy Days Ahead: Francine + Old Front = Unsettled Pattern. Tropical development Carolina Coastline this weekend?”
Gulf of Mexico Tropical Development Likely Next Five Days
Good Saturday afternoon to everyone, With another cold front moving in today, the local weather is going to be quite calm for a while. One area through that looks to be prime for some development is near the Yucatan Peninsula and the Southwest Gulf of Mexico as one disturbance is already located in that regionContinue reading “Gulf of Mexico Tropical Development Likely Next Five Days”
Tropics may heat up again in first week of September
Good Sunday morning to everyone, It’s the first day of September and that means were are in the heart of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. While it has been quiet lately, there are signs that at least one tropical wave could slowly organize over the next 5-7 days. The latest National Hurricane Center Outlook clearly showsContinue reading “Tropics may heat up again in first week of September”
Opportunity for tropical development near Florida/S.E. US increases by this weekend
Good Thursday afternoon, The weather world has been keeping an eye on a tropical wave that has moved across the Atlantic Basin over the past week. It is currently located near Hispanola moving WNW. The interaction with land right now continues to prevent this feature from quickly organizing but that will change as we goContinue reading “Opportunity for tropical development near Florida/S.E. US increases by this weekend”
Tropics to awaken as the month of August begins?
Good Friday afternoon, After dealing with Hurricane Beryl earlier this month the tropics have been very quiet as we are dealing with Saharan Dust and a global teleconnection that generally does not favor tropical weather development. Could that be on the verge of changing? Some model guidance is suggesting that the first of August couldContinue reading “Tropics to awaken as the month of August begins?”
Guidance trying to lock-in with tropical feature in MDR next week
Good Wednesday evening, hope everyone is doing well. Locally, the heat is the big story as North Carolina saw it’s highest temperatures of the summer. Charlotte reached 99, Raleigh-Durham Airport sizzled its way to 103-degrees. A lot of mid-upper 90’s across the Foothills and Western Piedmont. While the heat continues to be the major storyContinue reading “Guidance trying to lock-in with tropical feature in MDR next week”
Final Destination: Ian to Landfall in South Carolina Today. Rain/Wind to Spread into Western Carolinas
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Friday morning, we continue to monitor the latest on Hurricane Ian as it approaches the South Carolina coastline later today. After spending several days monitoring this deadly storm, its impacts to the Western Carolinas will finally arrive today. We’re getting a first look at the visible satellite and needless toContinue reading “Final Destination: Ian to Landfall in South Carolina Today. Rain/Wind to Spread into Western Carolinas”
Ian To Disrupt Plans This Weekend. Preparations For Wind and Rain Should Be Completed
Good Thursday Evening to everyone across the forecast area. We continue to track the progress of Hurricane Ian. Ian will arrive onshore again, this time in South Carolina, by Friday Afternoon. Ian likely will never be a symmetrical storm again though due to interaction with the northern stream trough and attendant frontal boundary that itContinue reading “Ian To Disrupt Plans This Weekend. Preparations For Wind and Rain Should Be Completed”