Good morning,
NASA's satellite passed over Hurricane Hanna and look at this amazing high resolution snapshot of the storm as it moved over the Bahamas. Early Tuesday, the maximum winds were 70 miles per hour and it was chugging west at 2 miles an hour. Forecast models have Hanna heading to northwest and making landfall Friday between northeast Florida and southast Georgia.
On top of Hanna, there is Tropical Storm Ike and Tropical Depression #10, likely to become "Josephine" later Tuesday. It appears to be very active in the Atlantic Basin and it should be were are approaching the peak of hurricane season.
The season peaks around September 10th, with a slow decline through the end of the month and then a rapid decline in activity from October 20th to November 10th. Where do most of the September hurricanes originate and travel. "Gustav", "Hanna" and Ike all appear to be following climatology when we look at where September tropical storms originate and travel.
Follow the key in the upper right hand corner of the graphic to see the most likely track a September tropical storm takes. Note where they start, "Ike" is following climatology. How about Gustav, formed south of Jamaica and made landfall in Louisiana. Nothing out of the ordinary, but what may be unusual is to have four storms in different stages all active. So far it appears the Hurricane forecasters have hit their mark for an active season.
Have a great day,
Brett