Hurricane #Lee intensifying once more. Expected to slow to a crawl moving generally WNW before its turn North later in the week. Center 375miles Northeast of Puerto Rico. Hurricane force winds extend about 40miles(65km) from center, Tropical Storm winds 160miles(260km). 10Sep2023
Hurricane #Lee still fighting wind shear as continues it's slow but steady march to the West-Northwest Saturday morning. 9Sep23
Tropical Storm #Margot fighting wind shear in the Eastern Atlantic. If can make it, will find a pocket to develop in further North as heads up between Bermuda and The Azores. 9Sept23
Tropical Storm #Jova (East Pacific) steadily winding down well West of Mexico. Storms are fading as can see on infrared satellite below and will become post-tropical before too much longer. 9Sept23
Some of those altitude drops when air recon enters eye of Hurricane #Lee… roller coaster! 1015aEDT 8Sept23
Hurricane #Lee reached Cat5 overnight. Now at sunrise it’s undergoing some structural changes after that incredible rapid intensification. Very small eye. Outlook currently favors continued intensification after this morning’s apparent reset finishes. 8Sept2023 7aEDT/AST
Looks like we’re getting closer to our next named storm. Invest #96L departing Cabo Verde Islands in the Eastern Atlantic. Headed out to sea with a Northward turn expected this weekend. 7Sept2023
Hurricane #Lee (Atlantic) relatively unchanged overnight. Microwave image shows nice core, intensification likely to resume soon. Air recon checks out this evening. Lot of short term model consistency, adds confidence to NHC's forecast. 5aEDT Thursday 7Sept23
Cat5 Hurricane #Jova (East Pacific - out to sea) has likely peaked overnight as satellite reveals warming cloud tops just before sunrise and a trochoidal wobble indicating ERC (Eyewall replacement cycle) in a strong hurricane. 7Sept2023
Chris
18z (Evening) models for Hurricane #Lee right where we'd expect them to be. USAF air recon Hurricane Hunters go hunting Thursday afternoon. NOAA adds planes starting Friday. (Air recon data can improve storm forecast by as much as 20%). 6Sept23
When the satellite can barely keep up with the speed of clouds spinning around the eye...
Hurricane #Jova 6Sept23 (East Pacific - out to sea)
Tropical Storm #Lee looking healthy Tuesday evening with good outflow, storms firing and a nice spiral of rain bands taking shape. 5Sept2023
Tropical Depression 13 #TD13 is forecast to be Cat4 just Northeast of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend. Any deviation in the forecast could result in impacts to the Northeastern Caribbean region. 11aEDT/AST 5Sept2023
Remnants of former Hurricane #Idalia slowing down just South of Nova Scotia & Newfoundland Sunday evening. May bring some scattered showers and breezy conditions this week if drifts too much closer. 3Sept2023
Low flight NOAA after storm imagery is now starting to trickle in for Hurricane #idalia. Updates are usually added daily. #FLwx
https://storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/idalia/index.html#9.51/29.5544/-83.2068+
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