BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — It’s all quiet now in the waters on all sides of Florida, but the National Hurricane Center is monitoring three waves as of Wednesday. There’s no immediate development expected, but it is a reminder that forecasters believe this will be an exceptionally busy hurricane season. If you don’t have your supplies at this point, the relative calm makes this a great time to stock up on water, canned goods, batteries, and more.
Here’s what the National Hurricane Center is monitoring. You can use the blank map, above, to plot the waves.
An Atlantic Ocean tropical wave is along 42W from 20N southward, moving westward 10 knots to 15 knots. Precipitation: widely scattered moderate to isolated strong is from 04N to 08N between 40W and 45W.
A Caribbean Sea tropical wave is along 65W, from 21N southward, moving westward 15 knots to 20 knots. Precipitation: isolated moderate is from 21N southward between 60W and 70W.
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A tropical wave is moving through the SW corner of the Gulf of Mexico. The wave is along 92W, from 19N southward, moving westward 15 knots. Precipitation: scattered moderate to widely scattered strong is in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, between the tropical wave and 95W.
The next named systems will be Chris, Debby, Ernesto, Francine, and Isaac. Colorado State University, considered the gold standard in hurricane forecasting, is now calling for 25 named storms with 12 reaching hurricane status. The average is 14.4 storms with 7.2 named storms.
