Tropical Storm Ophelia weakens and will steer clear of the Lesser Antilles
Ophelia has weakened considerably over the past 24 hours and is expected to become a Tropical Depression as the weekend draws near. However, if Ophelia passes through the shear that it is currently going through intact, weather and water conditions…
Ophelia strengthens but is expected to stop strengthening as the weekend draws near
Ophelia has strengthened more than what was expected over the last 36 hours and as of yesterday (22) morning, the storm has 65 mph maximum winds (9 mph weaker than hurricane strength). The strengthening is expected to stop as a…
Tropical Storm Ophelia develops
Invest 98L was upgraded to Tropical Storm Ophelia on Tuesday (20) night and it is more organised than it was expected to get. Forecasts are predicting that Ophelia will remain as a tropical storm tonight before weakening into a tropical…
Invest 98L becomes better organised
Invest 98L is becoming better organised, and is forecasted to become Tropical Storm Ophelia within the next 24 to 36 hours (if it has not been upgraded by the time of print). The system is currently tracking to the west,…
Invest 98L expected to move into the Caribbean this week
In Monday’s (19) iNews I spoke of a tropical disturbance that was located to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. That disturbance has now been designated Invest 98L by the National Hurricane Centre and has steadily moved across the…
Hurricane Maria drenches Newfoundland; tropical Atlantic and western Caribbean have no new developments.
Once again, there are no new developments in the tropical Atlantic. However a tropical disturbance was located to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands near 35 W Longitude, but it was poorly organised and lacked deep convection. This will…
Magnitude 6 earthquake off southern coast of Cuba
HAVANA (AP) – A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea off the southern coast of Cuba on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of any damage on the island. The quake was south east of Havana and…
Tropical Storm Maria intensifies may become Hurricane Maria
Tropical Storm Maria intensifies may become Hurricane Maria There are no new developments to report in the Caribbean today. However, in the Northern Atlantic Tropical Storm Maria has been quickly intensifying. It is expected to become a Hurricane early today…
Possible development in the western Caribbean
Over the last few issues, we have discussed the possibility of developments in the western Caribbean. The developments would happen due to a large high pressure system pushing eastward across New England. We will need to watch the south of…
Nothing new happening in the tropics
There is nothing new to report in the tropics as of this morning. Tropical Storm Maria is still very slowly moving to the northwest and is struggling with moderate wind shear of 15-20 knots. This is preventing the storm from…
