Ida Looks Like a Tropical Storm… Again

Satellite Image Ida, Image: NOAA click to enlarge

This is a quick update to let you know that Ida is starting to look more and more organized, and will probably be back at  tropical storm status by the next update at 4am ET from the National Hurricane Center.

Ida has a lot of warm water to work with over the western Caribbean Sea, and by the look of the satellite picture, the deep well of warm water is helping the storm reorganize. There is also a lot of wind shear in this part of the Caribbean. However, all of the computer models continue to strengthen Ida. It is going to be interesting to find out what happens when it cross the Yucatan Straits into the Gulf of Mexico.

For the latest computer model tracks, go to my Hurricane Tracking link to your left. The forecast is still pretty tricky, heavy rain out ahead of Ida will still definitely affect the northern Gulf Coast and Florida.

-Dawn Brown