![]() ![]() Sea temperatures are anomalously warm compared to normal. This year, ocean waters across the whole tropical Atlantic, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico remain very warm, even hot in some areas. Residents in Florida are urged to ensure they have their hurricane plan in place, follow any advice given by local officials, and closely monitor updates to the forecast track. Regardless of Ian’s exact track and intensity, there is a high risk of major storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and heavy rainfall along the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle by the middle of the week. Hurricane and tropical storm watches are now in effect for much of western Cuba.Īfter Tuesday, Ian is expected to remain a major hurricane and could strengthen further given the very warm sea waters across the Gulf of Mexico. Once Ian is forecast to become a major hurricane while it passes near or over western Cuba in early Tuesday, there is increasing confidence in a life-threatening storm surge and hurricane-force winds in portions of western Cuba from late Monday into Tuesday. As it moves further north, flash and urban flooding are possible with heavy rainfall across the Florida Keys and Florida peninsula through mid-this week.īoth hurricane and tropical storm conditions are expected on Grand Cayman beginning early Monday, already being under the hurricane warning. ![]() The season is going through its statistical peak season period.įirst, Ian is expected to produce very heavy rainfall and instances of flash flooding and possible mudslides in areas of higher terrain, particularly over Jamaica and Cuba. So far, 9 storms have been named, three of those were hurricanes – Danielle, Earl, and Fiona. Tropical Storm Ian is forecast to become the first (major) hurricane to make landfall on the United States mainland this Atlantic Hurricane Season 2022. Both the very warm Caribbean and Gulf waters are hinting at the next major hurricane to develop pretty quickly in the coming days. With the highest impact forecast for western Cuba, and the eastern Gulf Coast with Florida. Just days after major hurricane Fiona peaked as a category 4 between Bahamas and Bermuda, followed by havoc in Atlantic Canada, the tropics are literally on fire again.Ī significantly improved environmental condition across the Caribbean region has churned another storm, that will turn into a potentially major hurricane. Posing significant flooding, storm surge, and wind threat for a large part of Florida and the eastern Gulf Coast. This could allow the storm to intensify into potentially the most intense hurricane of the Atlantic season in 2022, peaking as a strong Category 4. Then, Ian should take an advantage of the extremely warm waters of the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. Ian is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by Monday morning, reaching major intensity prior to the system grazing across western Cuba. A rapidly worsening forecast condition for tropical storm Ian in the central Caribbean has put the entire state of Florida into the State of Emergency. ![]()
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