Critical tropical forecasting tool suspended

Critical tropical forecasting tool suspended

A critical tropical cyclone forecasting tool will be terminated permanently

A couple minor things to watch in the Atlantic tropics, while we digest the implications of the loss of a significant forecasting tool

In brief: A system moving toward the Bay of Campeche has about a 30 percent chance of developing before it moves ashore in Mexico later Sunday or Monday. Another system in the northeast Gulf may emerge by late next week with low odds of developing a little. Plus, we answer questions surrounding the expected loss of a major satellite tool used in hurricane forecasting. Bay of Campeche There is a disturbance sitting off the Yucatan as of Friday mo…