The system east of the Windward islands of the Caribbean (99L) is now up to an 80% chance for development, and is very likely to become a storm or depression later today. Conditions become much less favorable this weekend, but in the meantime those in the Eastern Caribbean should keep watch. The next name on the list is Gonzalo.
The system has a relatively small size, and that seems to be working in its favor. Dry air nearby would likely weaken it otherwise. Shear later may be what weakens it this weekend, and the small size works against it there.
The other area near Cuba still has a 40% chance for development and is not currently being tracked as an Invest, but recon is tentatively scheduled to check the area out later today. Those in the northwest gulf should keep watch on this one, as we could have two active tropical systems later this week.
1105 AM EDT Tue Jul 21 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Special Tropical Weather Outlook issued to update the status of the
reconnaissance mission originally scheduled for the system near the
Straits of Florida and to increase the formation chances for the
system in the tropical Atlantic.
Fay Event Related Links
SFWMD Model Plot (Animated Model Plot) SFWMD Hurricane Page
[https://flhurricane.com/floatanimator.php?year=2020&storm=6 Flhurricane Satellite Floater Animation of Fay
GOES Floater
Animated Model Plot of Fay
Clark Evans Track Model Plot of Fay
(Animated!) Model Plots in Google Earth - In Google Maps
Clark Evans Intensity Model Plot of Fay (Animated!)
Clark Evans Track Plot of Fay
Other Model Charts from Clark
Clark Evans Top 10 Analog Storms for Fay
More model runs on from RAL/Jonathan Vigh's page
NRL Info on Fay -- RAMMB Info
COD Atlantic Satellite View
Mid-Atlantic/Carolina Links
Southeast Composite Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Charleston, SC Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Wilmington, NC Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Morehead City, NC Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Norfolk/Wakefield, VA Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Area Forecast Discussions:
Charleston, SC -
Wilmington, NC -
Morehead City, NC -
Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Hampton Roads, VA
Power Outage Maps:
South Carolina Power Outage Map
North Carolina Power Outage Map
Virginia Power Outage Map
Northeast US Radar Links
Northeast Composite Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Dover, DE Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Mt. Holly, NJ Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Upton/NYC/Long Island, NY Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Boston/Cape Cod, MA Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Portland, ME Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Carabou, ME Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Texas Gulf Coast Links
[http://moe.met.fsu.edu/~mnissenbaum/radar.html Mark Nissenbaum's radar page}
East to West:
Houston/Galveston, TX Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Corpus Christi, TX Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Brownsville, TX Radar Radar Loop
(Latest Static)
Gulf of Mexico Satellite Imagery
Area Forecast Discussions:
Houston/Galveston, TX
- Corpus Christi, TX - Browsnville/South Padre Island, TX
99L Event Related Links
SFWMD Model Plot (Animated Model Plot) SFWMD Hurricane Page
[https://flhurricane.com/floatanimator.php?year=2020&storm=7 Flhurricane Satellite Floater Animation of 99L
GOES Floater
Animated Model Plot of 99L
Clark Evans Track Model Plot of 99L
(Animated!) Model Plots in Google Earth - In Google Maps
Clark Evans Intensity Model Plot of 99L (Animated!)
Clark Evans Track Plot of 99L
Other Model Charts from Clark
Clark Evans Top 10 Analog Storms for 99L
More model runs on from RAL/Jonathan Vigh's page
NRL Info on 99L -- RAMMB Info
COD Atlantic Satellite View
90L Event Related Links
SFWMD Model Plot (Animated Model Plot) SFWMD Hurricane Page
[https://flhurricane.com/floatanimator.php?year=2020&storm=8 Flhurricane Satellite Floater Animation of 90L
GOES Floater
Animated Model Plot of 90L
Clark Evans Track Model Plot of 90L
(Animated!) Model Plots in Google Earth - In Google Maps
Clark Evans Intensity Model Plot of 90L (Animated!)
Clark Evans Track Plot of 90L
Other Model Charts from Clark
Clark Evans Top 10 Analog Storms for 90L
More model runs on from RAL/Jonathan Vigh's page
NRL Info on 90L -- RAMMB Info
COD Atlantic Satellite View