SATURDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: Hurricane Season Busy. Here’s What You Need To Know.
BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Saturday update from the National Hurricane Center shows a new system potentially forming in the Gulf, while two others are notable in the Atlantic — east of Florida. Tropical Storm Joyce continues to gain strength as an unnamed system at this point is showing signs of development. Here’s the Saturday afternoon update from the National Hurricane Center:Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 PM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024
For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Isaac, located several hundred miles west-northwest of the Azores, and on Tropical Storm Joyce, located over the central Atlantic Ocean. The Weather Prediction Center has issued the last advisory on Post-Tropical Cyclone Helene, located inland over the Ohio River Valley.
Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic: An elongated area of low pressure located a couple of hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression will likely form during the early or middle part of next week while the system moves toward the west and then northwest across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic. Formation chance through 48 hours…low…30 percent. Formation chance through 7 days…high…70 percent.
Western Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico: An area of low pressure is expected to form over the western Caribbean Sea in a couple of days. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development thereafter, and a tropical depression could form around the middle part of next week. This system is expected to move northwestward into the Gulf of Mexico during the latter portion of next week, and interests in the northwestern Caribbean Sea and along the U. S. Gulf Coast should monitor its progress. Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent. Formation chance through 7 days…medium…50 percent.
