Tropical Weather Forecast - October 19, 2023

Things remain fairly active across the Atlantic and eastern Pacific. Tropical Storm Tammy is getting stronger and is moving closer to the Lesser Antilles where some hurricane watches, tropical storm watches, and tropical storm warnings are in place. Tammy is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to some of the Caribbean Islands Friday and Saturday before making a sharp turn to the north. That will take it away from the United States. In the Eastern Pacific Hurricane Norma has blown up to a major hurricane and should clip the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula this weekend. We could end up getting a bit of the tropical moisture from this system early next week. Gulf of Mexico waters are still warm but there are no tropical systems expected as of now. Hurricane season runs through the end of November.