We have month one of the 2019 Hurricane Season by us with 5 more to go. Actually, it's only 3 1/2 since we have never had a November major hurricane cross the Louisiana coast & ditto for once beyond Oct. 10th. Our "prime time" historically is August 10th thru October 10th. Take away the sub-tropical named Andrea and so far it's quiet in the Atlantic. Not so in the eastern Pacific as Tropical Storm Barbara is expected to become a hurricane in the next day or so. It follows on the now gone Alvin with another disturbance predicted by the models developing behind Barbara. As a rule, if the Eastern Pacific is active, the Atlantic is not. None of the models are forecasting development during the next 10-14 days in our part of the World. There is a slug of moisture/showers down over the southern Gulf, but models are having a difficult time figuring where it will go. Today we saw a couple of storms develop during late afternoon heating and I expect that will be the case for the next 1-2 days. Later this week, an upper high/ridge is supposed to build over us and that would mean fewer storms & hotter temps. All in all, it's a rather uneventful start to July.
I will be away from my computer for awhile and might not post again until the weekend. Stay tuned!
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