Explainer on Potential Tropical Cyclones
HOUSTON – The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is now tracking Potential Tropical Cyclone Six in the Gulf of Mexico, as millions of people living along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Louisiana are holding their breath and preparing to see what, if any, impact the developing system will have on their communities.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Six, which had been known as Invest 91L, comes as we enter the peak of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, and right on schedule, there are numerous areas of concern (This links off to our current {as of Sunday} tropics file. If we do another roundup, link to that. If not, just delete the link) that forecasters are tracking for potential development this week.
What’s the latest with Potential Tropical Cyclone 6?
(FOX Weather)
As of the latest advisory from the NHC, Potential Tropical Cyclone Six is located more than 300 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Rio Grande or less than 600 miles south of Port Arthur, Texas.
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Where are watches and warnings in effect because of Potential Tropical Cyclone 6?
Because of the threat Potential Tropical Cyclone Six, a Tropical Storm Watch has been issued along Mexico‘s Gulf Coast from Barra del Tordo northward to the mouth of the Rio Grande.
According to the NHC, additional watches or warnings could be issued later Sunday night or Monday for parts of the Texas and Louisiana coastlines.
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Where is Potential Tropical Cyclone 6 going?
(FOX Weather)
The NHC said Potential Tropical Cyclone Six is expected to move near the northern Gulf Coast of Mexico on Tuesday and approach the upper Texas and Louisiana coastlines on Wednesday.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Six is expected to become a tropical storm on Monday, with more significant intensification forecast to occur on Tuesday. The system is then forecast to become a hurricane before it reaches the U.S. Gulf Coast.