Looks like it's time to get this party started.
Hurricane Hunters are currently flying to Invest 90L located between Cuba and Cancun, MX.
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TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2011
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
1. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL CONTINUES TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED...AND RADAR
DATA FROM MEXICO SUGGESTS THAT A CIRCULATION COULD BE FORMING ABOUT
50 MILES NORTHEAST OF CANCUN. IF CURRENT TRENDS CONTINUE...A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD DEVELOP LATER TODAY. INTERESTS IN THE
NORTHEASTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA...
AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO...SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT
MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD NEAR 15 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH
CHANCE...80 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS
SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THIS SYSTEM LATER TODAY.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.
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FORECASTER BEVEN
Checked a couple of Hurricane forums this morning and the models are guessing (at this time)
Corpus Christi, TX - Port O'Connor, TX (watch out Barb)
Upper Texas Coast - possibly direct hit on Galveston Island.
Sooooo - still a long ways out and a lot of prep work left to do - like clean out the garage so I can get my new pickup in there.
Hurricane hunters should be there about 1:30 pm EDT today so we should know shortly thereafter whether we have a tropical depression or a tropical storm.
Best guess now is a Category 1 hurricane will hit the Texas Coast sometime this weekend.
The good news - we could use the rain!
