I'm a little surprised that this corner of the forum doesn't get more traffic, as storms significantly affect diving opportunities. So far this season in Florida we've had one fairly significant impact on the gulf side (Idalia) & less significant damage elsewhere. The last couple of big ones that started in the traditional area off the coast of Africa, have pointed our way, then turned north before getting too close.
I now see two things of interest. One is a little disturbance with a 30% chance of formation that popped up out of nowhere right off our coast, extending all the way up to the Carolinas. The other is forecast as 70% likely and is a little south of the storm tracks from the ones that turned North early and stayed out to sea. That one is going to be coming across some water that is warm enough to add significant energy. It needs to be watched.
The other thing that has my attention is the water temperatures, especially in the gulf & only slightly to a lesser extent south of Cuba. Temperatures have been rising in the last few days & are now as much as 5 degrees above the danger temperature of 28C/82F. That's not good. On the bright side, the hurricanes that have swept north of us have removed a lot of the energy from the waters they passed over. Hurricane fuel is now more sparse once you get north of Georgia.
I now see two things of interest. One is a little disturbance with a 30% chance of formation that popped up out of nowhere right off our coast, extending all the way up to the Carolinas. The other is forecast as 70% likely and is a little south of the storm tracks from the ones that turned North early and stayed out to sea. That one is going to be coming across some water that is warm enough to add significant energy. It needs to be watched.
The other thing that has my attention is the water temperatures, especially in the gulf & only slightly to a lesser extent south of Cuba. Temperatures have been rising in the last few days & are now as much as 5 degrees above the danger temperature of 28C/82F. That's not good. On the bright side, the hurricanes that have swept north of us have removed a lot of the energy from the waters they passed over. Hurricane fuel is now more sparse once you get north of Georgia.