Hurricane Kenneth Update

Well, Hurricane Kenneth REALLY strengthened yesterday, all the way up to Category 4 status.  Wow.  It seems like the NHC has been really bad with underestimating tropical system intensity this year.  This was only expected to barely go over hurricane intensity.  From here on out however, it should weaken.  I am just going to leave you with a satellite image for now.  Stay tuned!

Major Hurricane Kenneth Update

Hurricane Kenneth really wanted to make his presence known, as he strengthened into a very dangerous major hurricane.  Here are the latest images from Kenneth.  They WILL update with time:

Satellite

NHC's forecast track

NHC's expected wind speeds

Stay tuned!

Dual Tropical Troubles

We have an interesting situation this morning, as there is a dynamic duo of tropical systems.  One in the Pacific, and one in the Atlantic.  Let's start in the Pacific.  Here we find Tropical Storm Kenneth.  Kenneth has a minimum central pressure of 995 millibars and maximum sustained winds of 65 mph.  Kenneth is actually a very interesting beast, as not since December 4, 1983, has a tropical storm formed in the Eastern Pacific this late.  Here is a satellite image:

It isn't the most organized storm, but that is kind of expected as it has yet to really get intense.  We aren't seeing any major land masses in the way of this storm, and the NHC's latest track sums that up:

Although it is no threat to land, ships should still look out for it, as it is forecasted to become a hurricane:

All right, now we shift our focus to the Atlantic Ocean.  Here, the NHC has labeled a high chance of development in the next 48 hours:

This is not your ordinary storm, as the NHC has this up for the potential to develop into a subtropical cyclone.  This would have to happen soon, as there is a small window for this thing to develop before it moves over cooler waters.  Stay tuned.