Flossie: Hurricane Flossie weakened Sunday as it moved over much cooler waters near Hawaii. None the less, Flossie is still a strong category 2 hurricane, and will give Hawaii a glancing blow of tropical storm force winds and several inches of rain Wednesday. I do think that the islands should get by without too much in the way of damage.
Surfs up: Flossie will cause minimal damage as it travels just south of the Hawaiian Islands Wednesday. Meanwhile, surfers across the state are getting ready for some of the best waves of the year!
Surfs up: Flossie will cause minimal damage as it travels just south of the Hawaiian Islands Wednesday. Meanwhile, surfers across the state are getting ready for some of the best waves of the year!TD 5: At 11:00pm Tuesday night, the NHC announced that the tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico had gotten itself together well enough to be considered a tropical depression. While this is not good news for southern Texas, if I could be selfish for a minute, it is great news for us. Recent computer runs are indicating that most of the moisture from TD 5 will get absorbed into a front that will give us a chance for substantial rain next week! Unfortunatly, TD 5 may drop 10+ inches of rain on southern Texas; an area that does not need another drop. Additionally, I believe that TD 5 will become Tropical Storm Erica before it makes landfall, and may cause some wind damage on the south Texas coast. Anybody from Galvalston to Corpus Christy should be on alert for updates.
TD 5 visible at the bottom of the image. Soon-to-be Erin will make a Texas landfall Thursday
Dean: Tropical Storm Dean had a rough Tuesday. Stronger than expected sheer infultrated the storm on the northeast end and made it dificult for development. None the less, the system is heading into a more favorable environment for development, and should reach hurricane status by Friday. Computer models shifted a bit further south today with regard to the track of Dean, but a NC landfall is not out of the question. If I were forced to make a bet, I would say that Florida would be the target of this storm, but again, the only thing we do know is that the storm will not be a 'fish-spinner' (a storm that hooks out to sea before reaching land) due to a ridge in the northern Atlantic.
Despite looking ragged on satellite, the center of Dean remained defined Tuesday, and further development is expected.
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