New York Weather News - Jeff's Weather Blog

Tropical Depression number four forms in the Atlantic. At 11 AM EST, the center of the storm was located 530 miles of the Cape Verde islands. The depression is moving at 21 MPH. The storm which would become DEAN may become a Tropical Storm in the next 24 hours. We have been following this the past few days as the models have been showing a lot of fluctuation on where the storm will go. It's way too early to call, nevertheless interests in the Caribbean should pay close attention to the latest updates of this developing storm. That means you Mike Sbabo. Max sustained winds are at 35 MPH. The pressure is falling at 1005 MB. You can view the NOAA graphic on the right navigation for location. GFS model this morning showed the storm moving into the Gulf of Mexico later next week.

In other news, Hurricane Flossie is moving closer towards Hawaii. The storm, a Category 4 at nearly 140 mph, is on path that will bring it close to the Big Island of Hawaii during the first half of the week. Hopefully the cool waters surrounding Hawaii will weaken the storm some.