Invest 98L expected to move into the Caribbean this week
In Monday’s (19) iNews I spoke of a tropical disturbance that was located to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. That disturbance has now been designated Invest 98L by the National Hurricane Centre and has steadily moved across the…
Hurricane Maria drenches Newfoundland; tropical Atlantic and western Caribbean have no new developments.
Once again, there are no new developments in the tropical Atlantic. However a tropical disturbance was located to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands near 35 W Longitude, but it was poorly organised and lacked deep convection. This will…
Magnitude 6 earthquake off southern coast of Cuba
HAVANA (AP) – A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea off the southern coast of Cuba on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of any damage on the island. The quake was south east of Havana and…
Tropical Storm Maria intensifies may become Hurricane Maria
Tropical Storm Maria intensifies may become Hurricane Maria There are no new developments to report in the Caribbean today. However, in the Northern Atlantic Tropical Storm Maria has been quickly intensifying. It is expected to become a Hurricane early today…
Possible development in the western Caribbean
Over the last few issues, we have discussed the possibility of developments in the western Caribbean. The developments would happen due to a large high pressure system pushing eastward across New England. We will need to watch the south of…
Nothing new happening in the tropics
There is nothing new to report in the tropics as of this morning. Tropical Storm Maria is still very slowly moving to the northwest and is struggling with moderate wind shear of 15-20 knots. This is preventing the storm from…
Hurricane Katia’s severe winds batter parts of UK
Strong winds from the tail-end of Hurricane Katia are battering much of the UK, the Met Office has severe weather warnings in place for many areas. Southern and central parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England and Wales have been…
Tropical Storm Maria moves away from the Caribbean and new developments likely in western Caribbean
Tropical Storm Maria has moved away from the northeastern Caribbean thanks to a low-pressure trough now located over the eastern United States. This trough will track eastward and cause Maria to turn to the north today. A much stronger trough…
Tropical Storm (TS) Maria expected to intensify while TS Nate remains stationary for now
On Friday (9) morning satellite imagery indicated that convection is increasing with Tropical Storm Maria and it is expected that Maria will continue to strengthen slowly as it tracks across the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday and Saturday night. Once Maria…
Tropical Storm (TS) Maria tracking westward across the central Atlantic, Invest 96L upgraded to TS Nate
Maria was pretty disorganised yesterday morning with little or no banding evident and satellite estimates indicate that this was a 50 mph tropical storm. Maria is racing to the west at a forward speed of 23 mph and this westward…
