As expected yesterday evening the National Hurricane Center started advisories on two weak systems on either side of Mexico. Tropical Depression Two is on the Atlantic side, while Tropical Depression Six-E is on the Pacific side. There are watches and warnings up this morning …
Here are NHC’s Key messages regarding Tropical Depression Two (en Español: Mensajes Claves). It should make landfall later today, possibly as a minimum tropical storm, but that’s a difference without a distinction as far as impacts go. The biggest risk is from heavy rain that might produce flash flooding and mudslides in mountainous areas, and some gusty winds in embedded thunderstorms right on the coast.
Tropical Depression Six-E has more potential to spin up, and is presently forecast to become a Category Two storm before encountering cooler waters and less favorable conditions south of Baja. Other than waves and thunderstorms along the west cost, on this track it shouldn’t cause major problems but even a slightly more eastward track could change that, so worth watching.
Elsewhere, nothing much going on. The models were showing something brewing off the coast of Florida that got the tropical fanboi crowd excited, but didn’t see much in the latest runs. Again, unless you have to for work, are after clicks, or have no life, not worth worrying about anything that isn’t on the NHC, CPHC, or JTWC outlooks, and even then only if they call you out with the magic words.
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