It’s A Strange Time Of Year… September 29, 2008

The last few days of September are upon us and by mid-week, POOF, October shows up.
Many associate October with the real season of “change” (which means nothing this time of year, as political warfare has neutralized the effectiveness of this word…) – a change in the length of the days, a change in the humidity, [...]

One eye to the north, one eye to the east September 23, 2008

The only tropical feature in town has been the broad area of low pressure lingering near Puerto Rico.  Although it’s a small, unnamed feature right now in the Caribbean, it has presented flooding rains there for the last two days.
Several recon flights, doppler radar & satellite observation has yet to yield a system with a [...]

A Break In The Action… September 17, 2008

After we’ve racked up ten named storms this season…and roughly a month-long period (mid-AUG through mid-SEP) with a named storm somewhere in the Atlantic Basin…it’s nice to have a break in the action across the tropics.
The overall environment the last few days, although likely temporary, has not been condusive to development, mainly thanks to a [...]

In the wake… September 10, 2008

Earlier this morning I was thinking about how I’ve spent the last few days…and more importantly, how my co-workers have spent the last few days. The main difference on my mind weighed on those who were outside versus those who were inside.
Me?  Well 9.7 out of ten times I’ll be in the studio whenever there is something [...]

Busy Morning…Still Waiting September 7, 2008

Hey Friends…
Sorry for the delay in getting this posted.  I always start writing the blog then get pulled into something else and never make it back to finish it!
Anyway…here’s Ike as of 2pm…

This Hurricane has done a number on The Turks/Caicos as well as Great Inagua in the last 24 hours.
Now it’s moving towards Cuba [...]

I’m waiting with you… September 5, 2008

I am writing this in my brief “downtime” before the 11am advisory.

All morning I’ve watched the northern and northwestern edge of Ike erode this morning…this will likely be a weaker hurricane for today.  A cat. 4 on Thursday and a cat. 3 today…possibly a cat. 2 in the next 24 hours, but don’t let that [...]

Take A Deep Breath… August 29, 2008

     I will suggest you do what I’m going to do this weekend…I’m going to follow the guide of Zen Master Paul Deanno, who also doubles as the chief meteorologist here at NBC6.  Paul is a yoga guy – he knows how to relax – he can take a deep breathe and relax.  Yes – [...]

Two Systems, No Certain Outcome August 28, 2008

Well, with the addition of Tropical Storm Hanna this morning, we’ve doubled our workload in the Atlantic Basin.  Tropical Storm Gustav, on its way to becoming a hurricane for the second time in three days, is closer to home but isn’t truly our forecast concern right now.  But Hannah might just be one we’ll watch…and watch…and watch [...]

T.D. #7 to T.S. Gustav…in 3 hours August 25, 2008

     As if Tropical Storm Fay wasn’t enough for the last several days, another system now has the National Hurricane Center’s focus in the Central Caribbean Sea.    Tropical Depression #7 was identified with the 11am advisory, branding it with 35mph winds and a Northwesterly movement at 15mph.  The system is south/southeast of Haiti and is [...]

They won’t all develop… July 17, 2008

Often times when watching NBC6, various tropical waves will be discussed in our morning and evening weathercasts.   Some of these waves are strong, some are weak, some waves are disorganized, some are getting organized…so on and so forth.  (Before I get ahead of myself, let me rewind to define a tropical wave simply as a broad area [...]