This is the weird one. What’s going on, guys?! Meteorologist Jonathan Kegges back with you for another edition of Tropics Watch! I mean weird in the sense of confusing. This is still a relatively recent designation the hurricane center uses to give people a heads up when the storm isn’t meteorologically tropical, but has the potential to become a tropical storm prior to landfall. They do this so they can issue tropical watches for a non-tropical system.
Remember, there is a set of requirements for a storm to become tropical.
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Also note that a cyclone is a storm anywhere in the world. In the Atlantic basin we know tropical cyclones as tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes.
Anyway, we officially have the first ‘cone’ of the 2024 hurricane season.
There’s another disturbance in the Atlantic as well. It has a decent opportunity to impact land (From Florida to the Carolinas) due to a ridge of high pressure anchored over the Northeast.
This storm is being born of non-tropical origins, from a dying cold front, and will likely be a sloppy and lopsided system. This will also likely cap its strength, but still inclement weather will be possible late in the week across the eastern seaboard.
That’s it for now!
- Jonathan
More about the Tropics Watch Newsletter....
There is a lot of noise out there when it comes to the weather. A lot of hype, a lot of clickbait etc. You have my word that you will never see any of those scare tactics from me and News 6. Seeing this myself makes my blood boil.
We’re going to talk about a lot of stuff (hopefully while everything remains out at sea), but we will do so with sound science and meteorology.
It is my hope to have a conversation about the weather this season and to my pass along everything I know so that you know what to look out for.
You can expect an e-mail from me every Monday (and as needed) during hurricane season. If it’s quiet, we’re going to talk about it. If there’s something going on out there, we’re definitely going to be talking about it. We also have a live tropics show that airs on our YouTube channel every Monday at 11 a.m.
Ways to stay connected this hurricane season
News 6+
If you live outside of Central Florida or don’t have cable, first of all thank you for finding the Tropics Watch newsletter! You can also watch the special on June 3rd at 8 p.m. by downloading the FREE News 6+ app! You can watch all of the newscasts on here as well. You can download that on your smart T.V. or other streaming devices.
Weather Wise
If you crave weather content, I have a show that airs Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. On News 6+. We get in-depth and hyper-local with the weather.
There is also a tropical update every morning at about 8:06 so you can see if anything is brewing.
Pinpoint Hurricane App
Even if you are outside of Central Florida download this app! This is the best hurricane app on the market and its FREE. As soon as the National Hurricane Center names something, you’re going to know about. It’s a great way to follow the season if you like doing that. Search WKMG in your app store and make sure you find the hurricane one.
YouTube
If you live in Central Florida subscribe to the WKMG/Clickorlando page.
If you love the weather whether you’re in Central Florida or not, subscribe to JustWeather!
Clickorlando.com/hurricane is also a great resource no matter where you live.
Alright. I have rambled on enough. Just wanted to make you aware of where you can find trustworthy and in-depth weather content this season.
One last thing. This is a two-way street. I/we are here for you. Any ideas? Like or hate something? Have any questions? Let me know. Shoot me an e-mail at jkegges@wkmg.com. Find me on facebook or twitter.
We’re in this together. We have families here too. You’re going to get the same info we give to them. Thank you for your trust. We don’t take that responsibility lightly.
Ok now I’m done.
Talk to you soon!
-Jonathan