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<blockquote data-quote="KPRC2" data-source="post: 35195" data-attributes="member: 148"><h2>Tracking The Topics: </h2>We’re kicking off the Atlantic hurricane season with some tropical interest already starting to brew in the Gulf of Mexico. This area of interest is part of the leftovers from Hurricane Agatha that slammed into the Pacific coast of Mexico earlier this week.<img src="https://www.click2houston.com/resizer/EjJNg2p1PeCON6RVj2D0WGQ4hfQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/TT5INWUO25FHDKKUXCAWUE6QJA.png" alt="The NHC has been watching the leftovers of Agatha to form into a new storm in the Gulf" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://www.click2houston.com/resizer/kJebduQ8ROGPsJtKr6wTWzwZgjA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/V7FXO2V6DRERBH22BINIDWAL3E.png" alt="Heavy rain is likely through the end of this week across parts of Cozumel and Cancun" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />While this won’t be a threat to Texas, if you have family or travel plans to central and south Florida, make sure you check for updates on the track and intensity of this developing system. It does not appear to be a major wind issue, but could cause some flooding concerns with rainfall totals that may reach up to 6-10″ in some areas.<img src="https://www.click2houston.com/resizer/5i5QxHf_PhScN93oQ6NSYgk-IXw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/LFTBY7M3OBBV7KAONTBGGDS3IM.png" alt="Watching for possible development that could bring heavy rain across much of Florida this weekend" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://www.click2houston.com/resizer/hKBd1l8FQg37HaQiMwwtWgjDwcg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/AVKEMZRZOFAMJCPONKI446IHOY.png" alt="Tropical system may bring up to 6-8" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><h2>What’s Happening In The Gulf Right Now? </h2>Thankfully, the answer to that is not much! However, there are many factors that we will continue to watch as we head into the tropical season. The first is the seas surface temperatures of the Gulf. The water remains very warm, including the Gulf Stream current which represents the bright purple color in the graphic below. Think of it as a hot boiler plate: If a tropical disturbance moves over top of this stream of very warm water, it *can* intensify quickly.<img src="https://www.click2houston.com/resizer/ilSEZAWXHLFnMvZHdpfKNhZXJb8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/X5RB473JNBCKDLEYOWAZNJBFTY.png" alt="Extremely warm water in the Gulf is ripe for storm development" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />In fact, this is part of the Gulf Stream current that helps to amplify storm development each summer in the Gulf. This year, it is particularly strong. Chief Meteorologist Frank Billingsley has a great blog entry about what that may mean for our season. You can find it here along with all of Hurricane and Flood Survival Guide and everything for your hurricane prep: <a href="https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2022/06/01/here-is-kprc-2s-2022-hurricane-flood-survival-guide/" target="_blank">KPRC 2 Hurricane HQ</a><a href="https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2022/06/02/2022-atlantic-hurricane-season-is-here/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="KPRC2, post: 35195, member: 148"] [HEADING=1][B]Tracking The Topics: [/B][/HEADING] We’re kicking off the Atlantic hurricane season with some tropical interest already starting to brew in the Gulf of Mexico. This area of interest is part of the leftovers from Hurricane Agatha that slammed into the Pacific coast of Mexico earlier this week. [IMG alt="The NHC has been watching the leftovers of Agatha to form into a new storm in the Gulf"]https://www.click2houston.com/resizer/EjJNg2p1PeCON6RVj2D0WGQ4hfQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/TT5INWUO25FHDKKUXCAWUE6QJA.png[/IMG][IMG alt="Heavy rain is likely through the end of this week across parts of Cozumel and Cancun"]https://www.click2houston.com/resizer/kJebduQ8ROGPsJtKr6wTWzwZgjA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/V7FXO2V6DRERBH22BINIDWAL3E.png[/IMG] While this won’t be a threat to Texas, if you have family or travel plans to central and south Florida, make sure you check for updates on the track and intensity of this developing system. It does not appear to be a major wind issue, but could cause some flooding concerns with rainfall totals that may reach up to 6-10″ in some areas. [IMG alt="Watching for possible development that could bring heavy rain across much of Florida this weekend"]https://www.click2houston.com/resizer/5i5QxHf_PhScN93oQ6NSYgk-IXw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/LFTBY7M3OBBV7KAONTBGGDS3IM.png[/IMG][IMG alt="Tropical system may bring up to 6-8"]https://www.click2houston.com/resizer/hKBd1l8FQg37HaQiMwwtWgjDwcg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/AVKEMZRZOFAMJCPONKI446IHOY.png[/IMG] [HEADING=1][B]What’s Happening In The Gulf Right Now? [/B][/HEADING] Thankfully, the answer to that is not much! However, there are many factors that we will continue to watch as we head into the tropical season. The first is the seas surface temperatures of the Gulf. The water remains very warm, including the Gulf Stream current which represents the bright purple color in the graphic below. Think of it as a hot boiler plate: If a tropical disturbance moves over top of this stream of very warm water, it *can* intensify quickly. [IMG alt="Extremely warm water in the Gulf is ripe for storm development"]https://www.click2houston.com/resizer/ilSEZAWXHLFnMvZHdpfKNhZXJb8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/X5RB473JNBCKDLEYOWAZNJBFTY.png[/IMG] In fact, this is part of the Gulf Stream current that helps to amplify storm development each summer in the Gulf. This year, it is particularly strong. Chief Meteorologist Frank Billingsley has a great blog entry about what that may mean for our season. You can find it here along with all of Hurricane and Flood Survival Guide and everything for your hurricane prep: [URL='https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2022/06/01/here-is-kprc-2s-2022-hurricane-flood-survival-guide/']KPRC 2 Hurricane HQ[/URL] [url="https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2022/06/02/2022-atlantic-hurricane-season-is-here/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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