Tropics are poppin' ... New storm forms in Gulf
The National Hurricane Center is tracking yet another tropical weather system. Tropical Depression 13 has formed in the southwestern corner of the Gulf of Mexico. The gathering storm is stuck in a region with little wind to steer it, so it is likely to continue to gather strength over very warm water. It could become a hurricane, and a threat to central Mexico, in as little as three days, according to at least one computer model.
Here is the latest advisory on TD 13. Here is the forecast storm track. And here is the view from space.
Meanwhile, forecasters have issued their final advisory on what was Tropical Storm Jerry, now absorbed by other weather systems in the mid-Atlantic. But they're still watching Tropical Storm Karen, also spinning far out in the Atlantic and not a threat to land.
