While the Pacific has kept seeing its share of intense tropical systems, the Atlantic has been quieter. This is consistent with what we expect with a strong El Niño, as the global scale impacts from that phenomenon tend to include increased wind shear in the Caribbean and western Atlantic which... Read More

2.5-minute Target Sector Himawari-9 Visible images (above) and Infrared Window images (below) showed Super Typhoon Dolphin as it reached 150-knot Category 5 intensity (ADT | D-MINT | SATCON) over the West Pacific Ocean (north of the Marshall Islands) at 2100 UTC on 29 July 2026. Mesovortices were evident within the... Read More

1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-Eas)t Visible images (above) showed Hurricane Genevieve as it was rapidly intensifying to become a Category 4 storm on 26 July 2026. Low-altitude mesovorticies were very apparent within the eye — and GLM Flash Points depicted intermittent lightning activity within the eyewall of the hurricane.The... Read More

Earlier this week, we discussed the development of Fausto, a Pacific tropical system that formed south of Mexico. As expected, the storm has intensified to hurricane strength. Current projections (as of 1500 UTC, 5:00 AM HST) are for it to pass directly over the Hawaiian islands on Tuesday 28 July into Wednesday 29 July. Fortunately,... Read More