During the past two days, the tropical Atlantic has come to life. Two weather systems are in the news this Monday morning (Fig. 1). The first is Potential Tropical Storm TWO, that is moving rapidly westward toward the southern Windward Islands. This very low-latitude tropical weather system is expected to
Read DetailsThe other day, I wrote about the arrival of a strong cold front in south Florida. That front arrived with a significant chill down. Low temperature readings, this Saturday morning (Dec. 31, 2016), were in the 40’s across many areas of southwest Florida. Even with relatively light north winds, wind
Read DetailsOnce a strong Pacific cold front barrels through south Florida later today, attention will shift to windier weather and much chiller temperatures. The combined effect of wind and temperature will contribute to unusually low wind chills for the area. Wind chill is a measure of heat loss from exposed skin.
Read DetailsTwo key weather agencies – NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the parent agency of the National Weather Service – NWS) and U. S. Air Force are bringing their hurricane hunter aircraft to Naples, FL, today, Fri., May 20, 2016, as part of a week-long Gulf Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour
Read DetailsIn recent years, there has been a growing trend by many in the meteorological community (media and scientists) to predict expected seasonal tropical cyclone frequency in the Atlantic and Eastern and Central Pacific Basins. Most predictions are tied to the Atlantic basin due to potential storm impacts…To read the entire
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