Sunday, June 1, 2014

Tropical Update: Watching the Eastern Pacific and Southwest Gulf of Mexico

By: Stu Ostro
Published: June 1,2014



 
Background

E. Pacific Area of Concern

E. Pacific Area of Concern
Background

Atlantic Area of Concern

Atlantic Area of Concern
Background

Eastern Pacific Basin Satellite Image

Eastern Pacific Basin Satellite Image
Background

Atlantic Basin Satellite Image

Atlantic Basin Satellite Image

Quick Summary:

- Eastern Pacific disturbance slow to organize
- No immediate signs of development in the Gulf of Mexico

East Pacific

The area of low pressure in the eastern Pacific south of Mexico (designated "Invest 93E") remains disorganized Sunday evening. Although the environment favors development, thunderstorms have been slow to congeal over the surface circulation. Development into a tropical depression or tropical storm is still likely before it moves inland across southwestern Mexico later this week.

Gulf of Mexico

Meanwhile a broad area of low pressure and unsettled weather over the southern Gulf of Mexico is showing no immediate signs of organization. Strong upper level winds will combine with very dry air to impede any tropical development through the early and middle part of the work week. By the end of the week the atmosphere is expected to become less hostile so some slow organization is possible into the weekend. Regardless of development, heavy rains may begin to spread over south and central Florida by the beginning of next week.
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This image of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26, 2011, was photographed by one of the Expedition 28 crew members on board the International Space Station. The eye was at 31.2 degrees north latitude and 77.5 degrees west longitude moving due north 360 degrees at 14 miles per hour. (NASA)

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