Here We Go! . . .

It's June 1, the first official day of the 2022 Hurricane Deason, and lookie here - we already have two potential storms.

The yellow one above has only about a 10% chance of forming into a tropical depression, and even if it does, it'll likely head out to sea and get swept away by the Gulf Stream. Not gonna worry much about that one.

But the red storm now over the Yucatan Peninsula has a 70 to 80% chance of becoming a tropical depression, and a tropical depression can then form a tropical storm and possibly even a hurricane.  The system is forecast to travel over western Cuba and Florida.  If it reaches the Sunshine State, it could drop as much as a half foot of rain and cause widespread flooding.  

Due to an on-going La Nina, warmer-than-average temperatures in the Atlantic and Caribbean, weak trade winds, and an enhanced West African monsoon, NOAA predicts an above-normal 2022 Hurricane Season.

So here we go - good times ahead! Wheeee!