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7am Hurricane Lorena Update:Lorena is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph, and this motion is expected to continue th...
09/04/2025

7am Hurricane Lorena Update:

Lorena is moving toward the northwest near 8 mph, and this motion is
expected to continue through this morning. A slow northward or north-northeastward motion is expected to begin this afternoon and continue into the weekend. On the forecast track, the center of Lorena is expected to move parallel to the west coast of the Baja California peninsula today and approach the coast of Baja California Sur tonight through Friday night.

Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph with higher gusts. Lorena is expected to quickly weaken for the next couple of days, and it is forecast to weaken to a tropical storm later today. Lorena is likely to degenerate into a remnant low near or over the Baja California peninsula by early Saturday. Moisture from this system will move north into the southwestern US and parts of west Texas through the .

7am Tropical Outlook:The NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center is watching showers and thunderstorms associated with a trop...
09/04/2025

7am Tropical Outlook:

The NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center is watching showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic several hundred miles \west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands have started to consolidate and become slightly better organized. Environmental conditions are conducive for development of this system during the next several days, and a is likely to form late this week or this weekend over central tropical Atlantic while moving slowly toward the west-northwest at 5 to 10 mph. The system is likely to move faster toward the west or west-northwest thereafter and reach the waters east of the Lesser Antilles by the middle of next week.

Stay w/ Your Weather Authority and you'll be ahead of the storm.

We are expecting to see a much better day here in SE Texas. Expect lower humidity and plenty of sunshine today. Highs ar...
09/04/2025

We are expecting to see a much better day here in SE Texas. Expect lower humidity and plenty of sunshine today. Highs are still expected to reach the lower 90s through the beginning of the .

Good morning, SE Texas. It's going to be another warm day with highs in the lower 90s. However, look at the humidity lev...
09/04/2025

Good morning, SE Texas. It's going to be another warm day with highs in the lower 90s. However, look at the humidity levels today. They look to drop off quite a bit and we are expecting a pretty comfortable afternoon. Small rain chances will return over the . Stay w/ Your Weather Authority for the latest.

Corrected Analysis: is moving northwest at 16mph. My earlier analysis was in error. Moisture from Lorena will move towa...
09/03/2025

Corrected Analysis:

is moving northwest at 16mph. My earlier analysis was in error. Moisture from Lorena will move toward the desert southwest. Our rain chances will come from moisture pushing into South Texas from the . My apologies for the earlier mistake. Stay w/ Your Weather Authority and you'll be ahead of the storm.

A little shortwave is starting to move into SE Texas and dirty the waters, so to speak. That is allowing a few showers a...
09/03/2025

A little shortwave is starting to move into SE Texas and dirty the waters, so to speak. That is allowing a few showers and t-storms to develop as we approach noon. We have bumped the coverage of rain this afternoon to 30% in the Triangle due to this feature. Stay w/ Your Weather Authority and you'll be ahead of the storm.

7am Tropical Outlook:The NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center is watching a tropical wave located over the eastern tropica...
09/03/2025

7am Tropical Outlook:

The NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center is watching a tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic a few hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde islands continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions remain conducive for gradual development of this system
during the next several days, and a is likely to form late this week or this weekend. This system is expected to move westward to west-northwestward at around 15 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic into early next week. Stay w/ Your Weather Authority and you'll be ahead of the storm.

We are into the middle part of the week and starting today, we expect to see plenty of sunshine and a bit lower humidit...
09/03/2025

We are into the middle part of the week and starting today, we expect to see plenty of sunshine and a bit lower humidity. Make it a great day, SE Texas and stay w/ Your Weather Authority for the latest.

Good morning, SE Texas. While tropical activity remains quiet in the , we are watching now in the . Normally a hurri...
09/03/2025

Good morning, SE Texas.

While tropical activity remains quiet in the , we are watching now in the . Normally a hurricane in the Pacific wouldn't mean much to SE Texas. But as this system moves north it will weaken and it's remnant moisture is expected to move across Mexico and into South Texas. This should help to give us rain chances as we head toward the end of the weekend and into early next week. Stay w/ Your Weather Authority and you'll be ahead of the storm.

7am Tropical Update:The NWS National Hurricane Center is watching a tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical...
09/02/2025

7am Tropical Update:

The NWS National Hurricane Center is watching a tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic south of the Cabo Verde islands is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system during the next several days, and
a is likely to form later this week or this weekend. This system is expected to move westward to west-northwestward at around 15 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic through the weekend. Should it become a , the next name on the list is .

Stay w/ Your Weather Authority and you'll be ahead of the storm.

It's not a bad start this morning. We still expect to see a few isolated showers today, but over the next couple of days...
09/02/2025

It's not a bad start this morning. We still expect to see a few isolated showers today, but over the next couple of days drier air is set to move into SE Texas. Despite the warm temperatures, it will feel a bit more comfortable. Stay w/ Your Weather Authority for the latest.

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