On average, the first hurricane of the season does not form until August 10. Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed in the Atlantic on Wednesday and is on track to become the first hurricane of the 2020 season.Īccording to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Gonzalo will likely strengthen and become Hurricane Gonzalo by Thursday. The tropical depression will continue to move northwest before turning more west to make landfall sometime Saturday in Texas. Gonzalo is moving toward the west near 18 mph (30 kph). That is about 100 miles (165 km) east of Trinidad. EDT (1200 UTC), NOAA’s National Hurricane Center or NHC noted the center of Tropical Storm Gonzalo was located near latitude 10.3 degrees north and longitude 59.8 degrees west. It’s moving west-northwest at 9 miles per hour. Status of Gonzalo on Saturday, JAt 8 a.m. Thursday, the system is about 425 miles east-southeast of Port O’Connor Texas with maximum sustained winds of 30 miles per hour. This system formed from the tropical wave that brought Florida several rounds of storms on Wednesday.Īs of 4 a.m. ( WFLA) – Tropical Depression Eight formed in the Gulf of Mexico late Wednesday and is forecast to continue strengthening into a tropical storm as it moves toward Texas. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. All rights reserved.This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Its expected to sweep through the southern Windward Islands Saturday. Weather Underground provides tracking maps, 5-day forecasts, computer models, satellite imagery and detailed storm statistics for tracking and forecasting Hurricane Gonzalo Tracker. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. JAt a Glance Tropical Storm Gonzalo is headed toward the Lesser Antilles.

2020 has yet to have a named storm reach hurricane strength,” tweeted Klotzbach. Weather Underground provides tracking maps, 5-day forecasts, computer models, satellite imagery and detailed storm statistics for tracking and forecasting. Login New Visitor A Tropical Cyclone appears to be forming in the SW GOM. Central Florida Hurricane Center - Tracking Storms since 1995 Hurricanes Without the Hype Since 1995. “While 2020 may beat 2005 to the 7th named storm, 2005 had already had 3 hurricanes and 2 (of those were) major hurricanes (Dennis and Emily) by July 21. flhurricane is a Website focused on the tracking, data, and discussion of Atlantic Hurricanes with a focus on Florida.

“The tropical Atlantic looks extremely conducive for an active season,” Philip Klotzbach, a research scientist at Colorado State University told CNN. The previous record for the earliest seventh named storm formation in the Atlantic was Gert on July 24 during the busiest hurricane season on record, 2005. This includes experimental path data based on weather models. On average, the seventh named storm in a season is on September 16. ( cyclocane is a CYCLOne and hurriCANE tracker by hayley ) You are on the spaghetti models page for GONZALO. Tropical storm Gonzalo marks the earliest that a storm has received a name starting with the letter “G” since the United States began using a named-storm system in 1953.

Heavy rains likely over portions of Texas by this weekend. 11AM ADVISORY: #TD8 is getting better organized over the Central Gulf of Mexico.

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