A good look at the Tropical Basin this morning

[malaise]

Lots of activity in the Gulf of Mexico
https://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/Basin_Atlantic.html

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. When the average water temperature in the Gulf of Mexico is 86 degrees.....

Is it any wonder that storms forming there will be intense? Katrina in 2005 was Tropical storm that turned into a Category 5 Monster that wreaked havoc. Even the National Weather Service saw that and issued mandatory evacuations that many ignored.

[malaise]

2. Yep

Good post

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. Thanks Malaise.....

Watching the Weather Channel has made me more educated about how Hurricanes form either in the Gulf of Mexico or from Africa. Higher Ocean temperatures above 86 degrees, fuels intense storms. That is Climate Change for you.

[panader0]

4. I'm worried about New Orleans.

[malaise]

5. We'll see - everyone in the neighborhood better pay attention

https://www.nola.com/news/hurricane/article_8b8e9e6e-a3bd-11e9-a79a-0b6f4c356621.html

The forecast track for Potential Tropical Cyclone Two was again nudged a bit east by the National Hurricane Center in its 4 a.m. Thursday advisory, projecting a low-end hurricane to come ashore Saturday morning between Lafayette and Morgan City and dump upwards of 20 inches of rain across southeast Louisiana.

The system still isn't considered a depression, though forecasters expect that to happen "soon." If a tropical storm or hurricane forms, the name will be Barry.