Hurricane Hunters will fly into disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico. What to know.
The Hurricane Hunters from Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi are scheduled to investigate a system of low pressure in the western Gulf of Mexico Tuesday that has a chance of becoming the next tropical system.
The National Hurricane Center said in its 8 a.m. report the system is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms over the Bay of Campeche, west of Cancun.
The system has a 60 percent chance of formation in the next day or two, the report says.
The forecast track shows the system heading northwest off the coast of Mexico over the next five days.
Surface pressures are falling and radar indicates the system is becoming better organized. As the system moves slowly off the coast of Mexico, increasing upper-level winds are likely to hinder additional development while it meanders in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the report says.
The system doesn’t pose any immediate treats to South Mississippi, but is something to watch over the next week.
Rain and cooler temperatures on the way
With about six weeks to go in this year’s hurricane season, South Mississippi has so far escaped any tropical storms.
It’s also been dry for the last month, with little or no rainfall.
That will change on Wednesday and into Thursday morning, with a 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms moving over South Mississippi, according to the National Weather Service, bringing up to three-quarters of an inch of rain to the Coast.
High temperatures are forecast to be around 80 degrees in Biloxi through the next several days and through the weekend. A chill-down coming next Tuesday will drop the daily highs to around 70 and lows into the mid- and upper 40s.
This story was originally published October 11, 2022 at 10:12 AM.
