Posted on 09/05/2021 1:29:19 PM PDT by blam
Hurricane forecasters on Friday afternoon were tracking a tropical disturbance that's heading for the Gulf of Mexico. It has a 30% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression.
Update: Tropical disturbance could reach Louisiana next week
It's too soon to tell if it could post a threat to Louisiana. However, it could mean an increase in moisture and rainfall along portions of the northern Gulf Coast next week, regardless of development, according to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles.
Forecasters also are tracking Hurricane Larry, which is strengthening in the Atlantic. It does not pose any immediate threat to land, other than rip tides.
Here's what to know about the tropics as of 1 p.m. Friday.
Disturbance heading for the Gulf of Mexico
A tropical disturbance is expected to reach the Gulf of Mexico late this weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center.
As of 1 p.m., the disturbance was over portions of Central America and the southern Yucatan peninsula. It's expected to move northwest during the next day or two, bringing heavy rains to these areas.
Once it reaches the Gulf, forecasters said, it is expected to move northwest to north early next week. It's too soon to tell where it could go. However, forecasters said unfavorable weather conditions "could limit significant development."
The shaded area on the graphic is where a storm could develop and is not a track. The National Hurricane Center releases a track when a tropical depression forms or is about to form.
The categories, in order of increasing strength, are tropical depression, tropical storm and hurricane (categories 1 through 5).
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
Hurricane Larry In The Atlantic
Ping.
We could use a nice, calm tropical disturbance storm, over Central TX.....hope this one keeps its NW pattern going.
NY Post headline writers are already waiting for the chance to splash "Windy Mindy" across their front page.
Next up, tropical storm Moe?
The Left is praying to the gods of Global Warming for a
little help.
The lack of storms has sure hampered their ability to
claim global warming was causing an significant increase
in them.
Politicians love hurricanes because it blows their BS off the front page.
Tropical depression joe b is strengthening and is set to devastate the middle east and the US
Typing this while being on a generator waiting for power to be turned on....it has been an event just going out to get food and fuel but getting better....This was a brutal wind storm and I am on the outskirts in Slidell La. Lots of people where wiped OUT literally....not in the mood for a storm of any size to be honest!
>>We could use a nice, calm tropical disturbance storm, over Central TX.....hope this one keeps its NW pattern going.<<
That projection was from a few days ago. That same disturbance on the National hurricane website has been projected to moved toward Louisiana/Mississippi.
Prayers up for you and your family 🙏
Stay safe
That is a very cool site, thank you. Near real time satellite photography of the entire earth.
I like the wind directions and wind speeds.
Gives you a good idea what is coming in your area.
Also, if you click on the tropical depressions and hurricanes a popup appears with more info on it. I still haven’t explored all the features of the site.
Bookmark
Prayers for you and your neighbors.
All we have to do is pay the government more taxes and these dreadful weather disasters will virtually disappear.
Stoopid. climate change/glowbull heating. Never an ice age around when you need it.
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