The 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season continues to be an active one. Within one week of Hurricane Earl's glancing blow to the east coast we have seen Tropical Storm Hermine spawn in the Gulf of Mexico and make a landfall near the Texas and Mexico boarder producing flooding and in-land Tropical Storm conditions. Currently we have a few newly developed systems in the Atlantic, Hurricane Igor and Tropical Storm Julia. As of the 11:00am advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Igor has maximum sustained wind speeds of 150 miles per hour making it a strong Category 4 Hurricane. Igor is moving towards the west with a forward speed of 10 miles per hour. Minimum central pressure was recorded at 933 millibars and dropping, this is a good indicator that this storm is gaining strength. Computer models predict this storm will continue to intensify before it encounters some wind shear as it continues towards the west. The forecast for Hurricane Igor steers this storm system away from the Caribbean. However, a tropical wave is brewing in the eastern Caribbean Sea with a potential of developing further. It has been an active Hurricane season thus far as we have another system in the Atlantic Tropical Storm Julia. As of the 11am advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Julia has maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour and is moving towards the west north west at a forward speed of 13 miles per hour. Tropical Storm Julia is forecast to strengthen in to a Category 1 Hurricane by tomorrow but should stay well away from any land mass.
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