The Tropics are heating up!


Might as well go ahead and make a quick update. The tropics are heating up, and what is soon to be Hurricane Dean is churning up the waters in the Carribbean. Where it's heading is the worrisome question right now, as the Gulf looks to be a definite possibility early next week, but for now, the Lesser Antilles and Yucatan look to be in the immediate path. Any jog northward could mean that Florida and anyone along the Gulf Coast could be influenced by this TS (soon to be hurricane.) Here is the latest track and satellite imagery of Tropical Storm Dean. (Winds are currently 70 MPH) So the big question: will it affect us? Way, way too far out to be sure, but if it hits the Gulf Coast region, we would be in a favorable area for tropical rains, which as strange as it sounds, it could take a tropical cyclone to break this pattern we are in right now. The pressure is down to 991 mb as of 11 PM, so it is strengthening.