Tropical Depression Lisa 

BY MAGGIE OLIVE KLEIN
KONKLIFE STAFF WRITER AND EDITOR 

According to the National Hurricane Center of Miami Florida, as of 10:00 am CDT on Friday November 4th, Tropical Depression Lisa is moving Northwestward over the Bay of Campeche. Her present movement is northwest, and she is carrying winds of 35 mph. The center of the tropical depression was located near latitude 19.1 North, longitude 94.6 West. A gradual turn toward the north at a slower speed than she is traveling at now is expected by Saturday morning. The report also states that Lisa or her remnants are forecasted to stall and move very little after Saturday, through the remainder of the weekend. Slight strengthening is possible today, but she will most likely become a post-tropical remnant low by Saturday night. 

The National Hurricane Center is keeping a close eye on two tropical waves that might bring windy conditions and heavy rain to Florida. The first one is a weak non-tropical area of low pressure located several hundred miles east-southeast of Bermuda, and it continues to produce an area of showers and thunderstorms, mostly well to the east of its center. According to the Hurricane Center, any tropical or subtropical development of the disturbance should be slow to occur during the next day or so while it moves westward over the weekend. The system is expected to interact with a larger low-pressure area developing to its southwest and will encounter stronger upper-level winds on Saturday. Its formation chance through the next 48 hours, as well as the next 5 days, are both 10%.

The other active system is a large non-tropical low-pressure system expected to develop across the northeastern Caribbean Sea and southwestern Atlantic by the latter part of the weekend. Originally, the system was expected to be very broad, but it could begin to acquire subtropical or tropical characteristics at some point during the early part of next week. Environmental conditions may contribute to gradual development and a subtropical or tropical depression could form during the early to middle portion of next week while the system moves northwestward over the southwestern Atlantic. There is an increasing risk of coastal flooding, heavy rainfall, rough surf, and strong winds, according to the advisory. The formation chance through the next 48 hours is at 0%, and the formation chance through the next five days is at 40%.

As winds pick up in the region, showers and thunderstorms will develop, so residents are advised to be mindful and take caution. 

[livemarket market_name="KONK Life LiveMarket" limit=3 category=“” show_signup=0 show_more=0]