BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — There are four systems still being watched Friday by the National Hurricane Center. It’s unlikely that any will pose a threat to land anytime soon — if at all. But the suddenly busy basin is a reminder that “peak hurricane season” is here, and forecasters still believe this will be an extremely active hurricane season. That suggests — if correct — that we’re just at the beginning of a very busy time.
Here is the Friday update from the National Hurricane Center: Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 AM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024 For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Northwestern Gulf of Mexico (AL90): Shower and thunderstorm activity has diminished tonight in association with a broad area of low pressure and a nearby weak front over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Upper-level winds are expected to remain unfavorable for significant development of this system while it meanders over the northwestern Gulf and eventually merges with an approaching frontal system later today or on Saturday. Although tropical cyclone development is unlikely, heavy rainfall is expected to continue across portions of the northern Gulf Coast during the next day or so. Additional information on this system can be found in products issued by your local National Weather Service Forecast Office and High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service. Formation chance through 48 hours…low…10 percent. Formation chance through 7 days…low…10 percent.
Northwestern Atlantic (AL99): Showers and thunderstorms have changed little in organization with a gale-force, non-tropical area of low pressure centered a few hundred miles east of North Carolina, and recent satellite wind data indicate a front extends into the low. This system could briefly acquire some subtropical characteristics over the next day or so while it moves generally north-northeastward, remaining offshore of the northeastern United States. The low is expected to move over cooler waters by early Saturday, and thereafter further development is not expected. Additional information on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service. Formation chance through 48 hours…low…30 percent. Formation chance through 7 days…low…30 percent.
Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Southwestern Gulf of Mexico: Disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the northwestern Caribbean Sea are associated with a tropical wave. Development is not expected before the system reaches Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula later today. Some slow development is possible later this weekend after the system emerges over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent. Formation chance through 7 days…low…20 percent.
Eastern Tropical Atlantic: An elongated trough of low pressure over the eastern tropical Atlantic is producing minimal shower and thunderstorm activity. Development, if any, should be slow to occur during the early part of next week while the disturbance moves slowly northwestward or northward over the eastern tropical Atlantic. Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent. Formation chance through 7 days…low…10 percent.
