Henriette, formerly a tropical storm, was upgraded to hurricane status early Tuesday morning, August 6, and continues to strengthen throughout the day. Hurricane Henriette’s strengthening may continue throughout the night, however a sudden weakening can occur late Wednesday or Thursday as Henriette passes over more stable air and cooler waters. Currently Hurricane Henriette, a Category 1 hurricane, is the strongest storm of the 2013 U.S....

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Tropical Storm Henriette is gained strength in the Pacific throughout Monday, August 5. The storm may continue to strengthen if surrounded by light shear and warm water. Forecasters are calling this storm an almost hurricane, now located 1,470 miles west southwest off the southern tip of Baja California. The storm has now reached maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour, only a short distance away from the 74 mph threshold for a category 1...

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A tropical depression in the Pacific entitled 8-E was upgraded to tropical storm status early Sunday morning, August 4. Tropical Storm Henriette is located 1,290 miles west southwest of the southern tip of Baja California. This storm began forming behind Gil as early as Saturday morning, yet was only recently strong enough to be determined a tropical storm. Currently the storm has reached maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, moving due...

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Tropical Storm Gil continued to weaken and diminish in the Pacific throughout Saturday, August 3 becoming a tropical depression by Sunday, August 4. The storm continued its westward path throughout Saturday, becoming increasingly disorganized throughout the day. Gil still is expected to fall quickly apart throughout Sunday, continuing a west southwest movement at 9 miles per hour from its current location, 1,360 miles east south east of Hilo,...

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Dorian resurfaced 85 miles east of Florida early Saturday morning as a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour, moving north, then northeast throughout Saturday at a steady 6 miles per hour. Dorian was not expected to move so quickly away from the coast, however maintained away from land as forecasters expected. Tropical Depression Dorian continued to weaken throughout Saturday becoming a post-tropical cyclone...

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Hurricane Gil weakens unexpectedly on Friday, August 2 to a tropical storm after only one day with hurricane force winds. Located 1,395 miles west southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, Gil has decreased to maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour and is moving west at 9 miles per hour. No land warning have been placed on either California, Mexico or Hawaii. Tropical Storm Gil is expected to continue this path through Saturday,...

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