Hurricane MARIA

[kansasblue]

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/145700.shtml?5day

to remain in the Atlantic. Not a factor

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Several areas of concern, however - getting to the most active

part of tropical storm season....very worrying.

[solinvictus]

3. Especially on the Gulf..

the worst part of our season runs from Sep.-Nov.

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. Usually after Labor Day

and definitely by the end of Sept. hurricane season pretty much winds down. Last year was unusal because we had Ivan so late.

These little disturbances crop up all the time. Don't drive yourself crazy until they start to form into something.

Take it from an old hurricane watcher.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

10. Hopefully global warming isn't a factor

but another major hurricane late in the season would make one stop and wonder about it.

[Maru Kitteh]

2. I hope that holds but with the kind of luck we're having

I wouldn't count on it.

[MadeinOhio]

4. And I bet its expected too....

[malaise]

5. Forget Maria

Worry about the depression passing over Barbados right now. There's nothing but open water ahead of that one for a few days. Puerto Rico, DR and Haiti and Jamaica will be watching this one carefully. It's too early to know what will happen with this one, but it looks ominous.
http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/caribbeansatellite_large.html

[happyslug]

7. But Tropical Depression 15 has formed

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml?

Tropical Depressions are given numbers whenever it becomes clear it has a circular motion. When the sustain wind speed get ups to Tropical Storm speeds it is given a name. Tropical Depression may become Tropical Storm Nate, we will have to wait and see (If tropical Depression 15 dies before becoming Tropical Storm Nate, the Name Nate will NOT be used on Tropical Depression 15, but held till the next tropical Depression becomes a Tropical Storm, that may be Tropical Depression 16, or 17, but most times it is Tropical Depression 15 which than grows in speed to Tropical Storm Nate, than Hurricane Nate).

[malaise]

9. Damn I was looking south of Jamaica

Didn't even see that one

[brooklynite]

8. NOAA Tropical Weather Outlook

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY JUST
OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF FLORIDA AND OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS. WHILE THIS SYSTEM HAS NOT BECOME ANY BETTER ORGANIZED THIS
AFTERNOON... CONDITIONS APPEAR SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT
AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM IN THIS AREA DURING THE NEXT
DAY OR TWO. A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO
INVESTIGATE THIS SYSTEM TOMORROW... IF NECESSARY. INTERESTS IN THE
BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

A TROPICAL WAVE IS PASSING OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES... ACCOMPANIED
BY WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SIGNIFICANT
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS AS IT CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH
TUESDAY.

http://www.noaa.gov/