Pretty darn unusual and interesting for a tropical storm or hurricane to be a possible threat in December. If it holds together it is headed west at the moment. Waters are still warm and winds are no unfavorable for development.
yup, not sure on water temps but models here all point it westward..
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200794_model.html#a_topad
It was 83 degrees in LA today- so nothing surprises me. We’ll probably be tropical year round- which depresses me greatly.
And I recall in the late 80’s that a 100mph storm hit LA in December. There were a few snow flakes in the air, and I stood outside to watch the telephone pole swaying. Weather people said if it weren’t December it would be a named storm. It went up the east coast and became a major winter storm.
Gulf storms in December....grrrr...another reason to hate the swamp!