Hurricane Season Still Has A Long Way To Go

Hurricane Season Still Has A Long Way To Go

During the past week there has been a major change in the overall weather pattern in the tropics, one that requires vigilance for those of us living along the east coast from Florida to New England.

For the most part during the first part of this hurricane season we’ve seen storms form either just off the African coast or over the far southern reaches of the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Karl whacked portions of Mexico when it roared out of the Bay of Campeche last week. Meanwhile the season’s largest and most powerful storms Earl, Igor and Julia all formed near the Cape Verde Islands just off the African coast. Both Earl and Igor curved northward before making landfall on the U.S. east coast and Julia weakened from Category 4 status far at sea.

Now it appears that the breeding ground has shifted to the Caribbean. Tropical Storm Matthew is the first in a new series of storms that are likely to form in the next couple of weeks in that area. Many of the Global Forecast Models are suggesting that this pattern will produce storms that will threaten Cuba, Florida, the Bahamas and perhaps the Carolinas and coastal areas as far north as New England. Right now it looks like Matthew will smack into Central America but the following storms (which have not yet formed) could take a more menacing route toward one or more of the just mentioned locations.

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Even though we are just past the traditional peak of the hurricane season, it looks like this season will continue to be quite active for at least the next few weeks. And I, for one, will be watching developments very carefully. Late next week or next weekend could be quite interesting. Stay tuned.