Tag: tropics

Daily heat and storms as the tropics heat up

First Alert Meteorologist Corey Simma is tracking heat and storms. Heavy rain and storms have already dropped downpours in the Metro. WATCH THE FORECAST | DOWNLOAD THE APPS As of 3 PM, rain and storms are focusing near the St. Johns River south of Jacksonville. A few storms will continue into this evening, mainly west of Jacksonville. […]

Massive plume of Saharan dust keeps tropics in check for now

MIAMI – The largest outbreak of Saharan dust so far this summer is moving over the Atlantic, putting a cap on tropical development and threatening to impact air quality throughout the Caribbean. Dust across the Atlantic’s Main Development Region (MDR) has been running below average, but that hasn’t prevented other locales around the African continent […]

Here’s what it means for the tropics

TAMPA, Fla. – A layer of Saharan dust working its way toward the Gulf of Mexico is keeping things quiet in the tropics. FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills says Saharan dust is currently moving off the coast of Africa. It will move west toward the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico by the end of […]

Officials continue to monitor two active areas in the tropics

Channel 9 meteorologists are continuing to monitor two active areas in the tropics. A disturbance to the east of The Bahamas still doesn’t show strong signs of development. However, the area is being watched closely. Read: Hurricane Season: Is your home’s electrical system ready for a storm? It is set to move over warm waters […]

Tracking the tropics into next week

First Alert Meteorologist Trevor Gibbs is tracking the tropics as we are just over two weeks into this year’s hurricane season, and we may soon have some activity to monitor. Two areas are being watched for potential development over the next week, one in the Gulf of Mexico and one near The Bahamas. The one […]

Tropics update: Tracking 2 potential systems

We’re currently watching two areas of interest, including a low that’s moving up along our coast. The National Hurricane Center has given a low off the coast of Florida a 20% chance for tropical development over the next two to seven days. It will continue to move northeast up the coast and to our north […]

Florida sales tax holiday in effect, tropics activity not expected

More than a week after hurricane season officially started, tropical activity seems quiet. As of 8 a.m. Sunday, June 9, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said tropical cyclone formation was not expected during the next 7 days. And though tropical activity was not expected over the first weekend in June, experts say you can […]

This Hawaiian Tropics after sun is just $10

After many months indoors, we deserve to soak up all the summer sun we can. Of course, we don’t leave the house without a little sun protection from the best sunscreens and wide-brimmed visors. But after a few hours at the beach, pool or anywhere else the sun is shining, our skin needs a little […]