Posted on 06/18/2017 2:32:12 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
The odds of a tropical storm hitting southeast Texas this week are inching slowly upward as swirling winds pick up in the Caribbean.
A tropical disturbance sparked by a broad band of low pressure in the northwestern Caribbean now has a 90 percent chance of turning into a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. If that system hits Houston, it could mean a torrent of rain and possible flooding.
But as of now, it's still not clear where the stormy weather will hit.
"A lot of the models early on were going towards Florida and or south of Corpus Christi into Mexico," said National Weather Service meteorologist Wendy Wong. "But some of the newer ones have a wider spread and it looks like most of the U.S. Gulf Coast should be keeping an eye on this now."
Over the weekend, the warm seas and swirling winds have combined to toss a disorganized system of showers and thunderstorms at parts of the Caribbean. Over the coming days, that system is expected move slowly northwest over the Yucatan Peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico where it will likely coalesce into a tropical or subtropical storm.
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Nothing yet what are the wind speeds?
BS unless Joe Bastardi says it.
I just got a new Koehler 23KW generator installed... so that means no hurricanes... at least until the warranty expires.
I live in Mobile and have a family reunion thu/fri/sat of next week in Wimberly, Texas.
What to do?
They’ve been running this prediction every season since Hurricane Ike.
Detailed Forecast
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 97. South wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 99. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 94.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91.
No mention of a tropical storm.
Guess we will have to wait and see
If the power goes out for 15 min, maybe you can throw together a hasty open house & show the neighbors!
FYI
Joe says it could be anywhere along the gulf. Another system crossing the Atlantic.
No offense, but hoping it goes northwest.
Bought ours right AFTER the ‘04 hurricane swarm that hit us here in Florida. Haven’t had to use it yet!
Good grief! When are you going to learn to plan family reunions during the dry season?
Funny how that works!
There is a 90% chance I can keep talking about this for the next week!
Why don’t you give us surface temperature in the gulf?
Canes don’t form unless water temperature is at 80° and above.
In south Florida essential supplies are beer and ammo
Hey NautiNurse...I had zero input.
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