06/04/2026
TROPICAL UPDATE: Several updates to pass along from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Here are some thoughts as of Wednesday Evening:
1) THE GULF: I'm tracking a flare-up of disorganized showers and storms. A weak low could form from that area as it heads towards Louisiana Friday into Saturday. It'll bring better rain chances to the Northern Gulf Coast, occasional gusty wind peaking between 30 - 40 mph and some coastal flooding. Tropical development chances are currently low. *If* it did try to form, it would be weak due to higher shear and mainly a rainmaker. Nothing to be concerned about.
2) THE PACIFIC: Tropical Storm Amanda has formed, 1st of the season. Will stay in open waters, not a threat to land.
3) LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: Down the road I'll be watching the Central American Gyre. It's basically a broad and seasonal area of low pressure that occurs over the eastern Pacific and western Caribbean that can sometimes spin-off tropical systems. Some models do show the possibility of development in the Western Caribbean or Southwestern Gulf towards Mid-June. If models are consistent run after run, then it will have some legitimacy behind it. Just watching for now, nothing more. I'll keep you posted with no hype, just the facts!
- Matt Devitt Weather