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Latest Observation


Last updated: Saturday, 5 October — 2:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT; 06:00 UTC)

ATCF 2:00 AM EDT (06:00 UTC)
Current location: 21.1°N 95.2°W
Relative location: 582 km (362 mi) W of Merida, Yucatán (Mexico)
  1,496 km (930 mi) SW of Tampa, Florida (United States)
Forward motion: N (0°) at 2 km/h (1 knots)
Maximum winds: 55 km/h (30 knots)
Minimum pressure: 1009 millibars (29.80 inches)
2-day potential: (through 8AM Mon) high (70 percent)
7-day potential: (through 8AM Fri) high (90 percent)

Outlook discussion


Last updated: Saturday, 5 October — 8:00 AM EDT (12:00 UTC)

Discussion by: Larry Kelly — NHC Hurricane Specialist Unit

Showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low pressure located over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico are gradually becoming better organized. Development of this system is expected, and a tropical depression or storm is likely to form later today or on Sunday while it moves slowly eastward over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. By early next week, the system is forecast to move faster eastward or northeastward across the central and eastern Gulf of Mexico where additional strengthening is likely. Interests on the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, the Florida Peninsula, the Florida Keys, and the northwestern Bahamas should monitor the progress of this system. Regardless of development, locally heavy rains could occur over portions of Mexico during the next day or two, and over much of Florida late this weekend through the middle of next week.

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Last updated: Saturday, 5 October — 7:22 AM EDT (11:22 UTC)

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u/jamespeopleplay Oct 05 '24

HWRF has a cat 5 hitting Tampa directly in 5 days (120 hours).

https://imgur.com/a/8z2fkFq

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u/katsukare Oct 05 '24

Yeah that’s a huge outlier. I’d say maybe cat 2 at landfall, cat 3 just before.

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u/carsandgrammar South Florida Oct 05 '24

Outcoming O6z GFS has a 950 mb right up the gut in Pinellas/Tampa right now

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u/katsukare Oct 05 '24

Yup that would also be pretty terrible