• Tropical Storm Isaac aims Carribean archipelago

    Tropical Depression 9 was upgraded in Tropical Storm and it got named – Isaac. Hurricane hunter aircraft found tropical storm force winds in the Atlantic system Tuesday afternoon. The system is now moving toward a favorable environment with much warmer water and

  • Hurricane Gordon passed the Azores without major damage

    Gordon is the strongest tropical system recorded so far in the Atlantic Basin this year. Gordon collided with Santa Maria Island in the eastern Azores early Monday morning. Gordon weakened to a post-tropical cyclone by now thanks to cooler waters, however,

  • Tropical Storm Bolaven formed in western north Pacific

    Tropical Depression 16W become Tropical Storm Bolaven and took more of a rounded shape on August 20. Bolaven continued to organize and intensify in the western north Pacific waters. Bolaven will continue to intensify as environmental conditions remain

  • Hurricane Gordon to hit eastern Azores

    Portugal’s Azores archipelago is bracing for Hurricane Gordon which had intensified to Category 2 and is forecast to hit the eastern-most islands early on Monday.  Additional weakening is forecast but Gordon is still expected to be a hurricane when it passes near or

  • New tropical cyclone is forming near Guam

    Formation of a significant tropical cyclone is possible within 95 nm either side of a line from 13.6N 141.8E to 17.3N 142.6E within the next 6 to 24 hours. Available data do not justify issuance of numbered tropical cyclone warnings at this time.The area of

  • Tropical Storm Tembin (IGME) formed near Philippines

    According to Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Tropical Depression Tembin (15W) is  located approximately 280 nautical miles northeast of Manila, Philippines, has tracked southward at 03 knots (5.5 km/h) over the past six hours. Maximum sustained winds are 50

  • Dust blows off coast of West Africa toward Canary Islands

    A thick plume of dust blows off the coast of Western Africa, from the Bay of Arguin in Mauritania, northward parallel to Western Sahara, reaching the Canary Islands. The dust completely obscures the waters of the Bay of Arguin, usually bright green from phytoplankton