Florida's Big Bend
Coverage of Florida's Big Bend in the Nexus archive.
- Clues August will open with a whisper across the Atlantic
August typically marks an active phase of the Atlantic hurricane season, but this year's conditions—tepid tropical waters, high wind shear, and sinking air—are deterring tropical development. A global velocity potential anomaly pattern linked to a historic El Niño is creating stable, high-shear environments, likely leading to a quieter-than-usual August with potential for subtropical activity later in the month.
- New area to watch over in the northern Gulf for early next week
A new tropical weather area in the northern Gulf, first mentioned in previous newsletters, has been added to the National Hurricane Center’s outlook. It features a non-tropical low-pressure system forming in Florida’s Big Bend, with potential for heavy rainfall but low development odds due to wind shear and dry air.