Tropical Storm Nate is going to be one to watch over the next several days
| Published on September 8, 2011 5:10 am PT – By Richard McMillan – Writer – Article Editor and Approved – Warren Miller |
(TheWeatherSpace.com) — Tropical Storm Nate is located in the Southern Gulf of Mexico and could actually veer off the official track.
The National Hurricane Center has placed a track on Tropical Storm Nate. Tropical Storm Nate’s track moves north and then west right into Mexico, where it dies.
TheWeatherSpace.com Senior Meteorologist Kevin Martin is open to a second scenario.
“While NHC’s track is valid, there is also another alternative. This alternative brings it towards the Northern Gulf of Mexico where Tropical Storm Lee affected. This is a plausible option and it will need to be watched because a trough to the north is present which may lead Nate northward, not westward where NOAA has him.”
All NOAA models point to the westward track that NHC has so the Gulf of Mexico northward track will be a shot in the dark from Martin.
It could go either way. Nate is just developing and forecasters have a long time to pinpoint a track for it. All residents on the Gulf Coast need to stay tuned for further updates and tracking map information from TWS.
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