Interview with legendary chaser Jim Leonard with some shots from Guam typhoons & Hurricane Opal 1995 (1:29) youtu.be/r04MgZXAClA?is=SM1j…

Tropical Storm Watch highlighted Yellow, Hurricane Watch in pink. Get ready before the lines. Image: @zoom_earth

I went down to Pensacola Beach this morning with the bird. Surf is starting to build, some beach erosion and the wind is brisk: youtu.be/snD5GrENsf0?si=sEPI…

Now why do they do that, I have plans Friday. Doggone it.

The EURO delivers a hurricane strike to the north Gulf Coast on Saturday. Interestingly it peaks soon-to-be #Isaias at landfall. A strengthening storm at landfall is much more impactful than one that’s weakening. IMO this is a very important detail and trend to monitor.

Hurricane Opal Oct 1995 - a good read from NWS weather.gov/mob/opal Anyone remember this storm?

SSTs just offshore are warm from @weatherbell The only cooling is on the eastcoast of FL and north.

With the exception of KLIX which was moved, all these radars are offline and there are important watches/warnings posted. Amber=Special Marine Warnings-wind gusts over 34knts/ possible waterspouts, Green=Flash Flood Warnings -> life-threatening flash flood is imminent or already occurring. Be safe. Follow @NWSMobile @NWSTallahassee @NWSNewOrleans in your area.

That next Typhoon will be named Koguma Currently Invest 94W --> should be underway on Sunday as TD 27W.

Surely they are not all down?

Gale Warning up for Guam/Rota, Tropical Storm Warning up for Tinian/Saipan as the spiral feeder bands of Typhoon Choi-wan rake the Marianas. credit: NWFO Guam, @RadarScope

94W is on the map in the Marshall Islands ESE of Guam. The Marianas will need to keep an eye on this one. The NW Pacific is very active. Image: @zoom_earth

Tropical Depression 26W east of Guam. JTWC warning 1. No threat to the Marianas. metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products…

Typhoon Surigae goes Super east of Okinawa. 150 mph sustained. Okinawa dodged a big one. Image: @zoom_earth

Invest 93W designated east of the Marianas. This system is forecast to spin up and move north of Saipan and not threaten the Marianas. Image: @zoom_earth

9/23 11pm HST: Large and damaging waves are possible along the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii into the weekend from #Nolo. This heavy surf may cause localized coastal flooding and beach erosion. For more information, please visit Hurricanes.gov

Hurricane Polo after 5 days might move toward Baja California, near Puerto San Carlos. I was there in 2009 for Hurricane Jimena with Jeff Piotrowski in Cabo San Lucas initially and later in Puerto Can Carlos. youtu.be/NQ3OhcO9s6U?si=w6Tb…

JMA upgrades invest 91W to Tropical Depression west of Guam. After 5 days the track is uncertain. SSTs 30+ C up to Okinawa/Taiwan. JTWC issues formation alert. JMA is the designated Regional Specialized Meteorological Center. (RSMC) pics @weatherbell @zoom_earth

Hurricane #Polo Advisory 4A (12 PM CST, Mon Sep 21): Polo Now a Hurricane. Forecast to Continue to Rapidly Intensify Offshore of Mexico. hurricanes.gov

Latest SSTs for offshore Mexico are maxing out at 32.6 C between Baja and mainland Mexico. Tropical Storm Polo spinning up quickly. Map: @weatherbell @zoom_earth @CIRA_CSU