Forecasters have run out of traditional names for the Atlantic hurricane season. An effort is underway to examine the potential advantages and disadvantages of changing the official start date of the Atlantic hurricane season,” said Communications and Public Affairs Officer Dennis Feltgen. These scheduled updates will be sent out four times a day at 2 a.m., 8 a.m., 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.Is the Atlantic hurricane season becoming more active outside of official hurricane season dates? If looking at the stats, in recent years, we’ve seen more activity outside of the official hurricane season dates. Regardless of when the tropical outlooks are sent out, or IF hurricane season is eventually extended, remember that tropical systems can form anytime of the year.

ORLANDO, Fla. – For the first time in a very long time, there are no active tropical systems in the Atlantic. This break in the action may last through the end of September before tropical activity pics back up in October. The Western Caribbean has a lot of untapped energy for tropical systems to use. The darker the red and orange color in the map below represents the higher available energy for storms to use. Darker colors equal more available energy for tropical systems to use.

ORLANDO, Fla. – We are pinpointing much lower rain chances as dry air moves into Central Florida. Expect a 10% chance of rain Wednesday and a 20% chance Thursday. Expect a high of 86 on Wednesday and a high of 89 Thursday and Friday. The average high for this time of year is 89. Rain chances increase to 70% Friday and remain high at 60% on Saturday and Sunday.

ORLANDO, Fla – Things have been crowded in the Atlantic lately and the storms currently spinning will soon have company. Two tropical waves, Invest 99L near Africa and Invest 90L in the Bay of Campeche, will be fighting for the last name of the 2020 hurricane season, Wilfred. An area of disturbed weather in the southern Gulf of Mexico is getting better organized and will likely get a name soon. This storm, likely getting the name Wilfred, will be stuck in between steering systems and may meander in the Gulf for a while. Tropical Depression 22 forms over the Gulf of Mexico (NHC)Tropical Depression 22:Tropical Depression 22 formed over the southwestern part of the Gulf of Mexico.

There are currently two named storms (Paulette and Rene) in the Atlantic, with another storm likely developing by the end of the week or weekend. The percentage is for the chance it has to develop into a tropical system, not whether it will impact land. The Atlantic is currently being influenced by two areas of high pressure, one in the Eastern Atlantic, the other near the U.S.A trough of low pressure is in the middle helping to create the two split areas of high pressure. Paulette will be caught between the two high pressure systems and, therefore, will be moving slowly. Next week, there is a chance that we could have four named systems active at the same time in the Atlantic.

The updated tracks for both Tropical Storm Rene and Paulette continue to keep them far away from Florida. This cluster of showers and thunderstorms is drifting to the west and should be over Florida by Friday afternoon. This cluster of showers and thunderstorms is drifting to the west and should be over Florida by Friday afternoon. Once it gets past us and into the Gulf on Saturday there is a 20% chance it could organize into a tropical system as it continues west-northwest. That wave has a 20% chance of development in the next 5 days.

Tropical Storm Paulette formed Monday morning and as of 11 p.m. on Monday, was about 1,230 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands. Here is the 11 p.m. advisory and forecast track for #Paulette from the National Hurricane Center. pic.twitter.com/ZfcB22qnX9 — Samara Cokinos (@CokinosSamaraWx) September 8, 2020The tropical storm is not expected to impact Florida. Tropical Storm #Rene Advisory 3: Depression Becomes Tropical Storm Rene. https://t.co/VqHn0u1vgc — National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 7, 2020“The current track from the National Hurricane Center has T.D.

Paulette is moving toward the east near 12 mph (19 km/h). A decrease in the forward motion along with turns to the southeast then south are expected Wednesday night through Thursday. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Slow weakening is forecast, and Paulette is expected to become a remnant low by Wednesday morning. Tropics Satellite at 2:13 Friday Night, September 18thWatches and WarningsThere are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

The next name of the 2020 season would be PauletteAfter Nana and Omar were quickly named earlier in the week, Paulette will be the next named storm. After Labor Day 2019, we had 14 more storms before the season came to a close. What has been going on this season has been significant, but the season still isnt close to the benchmark season of 2005 in terms of intensity. That ended up not happening, but two waves off Africa could dance with one another in the coming days, depending on how they develop. This time around, however, development of the tropical waves emerging off Africa will be helped by that MJO we have been speaking of.