Topic: 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
‘All clear’: Hurricane season comes to a close
Residents in Cayman and across the wider Atlantic hurricane basin will be able to breathe a collective sigh of relief, with the official end of the annual hurricane season.
Showers forecast as system churns in southwestern Caribbean Sea
The Cayman Islands is expected to see an increase in cloudiness and showers from Tuesday through Sunday as a low pressure system forms over the southwestern Caribbean Sea over the next few days.
Forecasters eye storm headed south of Cayman
Local and regional forecasters are monitoring a tropical disturbance in the eastern Caribbean that is expected to arrive south of the Cayman Islands by the end of the week.
Forecasters warn of developing depression or storm in coming days
Forecasters are projecting an broad area of low pressure located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands to develop into a tropical depression or storm over the next few days.
Tropical depression looming in Central Atlantic as Hurricane Lee moves north
Forecasters say a system in the Central Atlantic basin is likely to become a tropical depression over the next day or so as conditions become more favourable for its development.
Cayman installs sensor to track storm surges
Grand Cayman become one of only two islands in the region with capacity to collect storm surge data which can be crucial to issuing early warnings when dangerous sea conditions are fuelled by tropical cyclones.
Royal Navy ship seizes $144M of cocaine in 2 drug busts in Caribbean
Royal Naval warship HMS Dauntless, deployed in the Caribbean for hurricane season, has seized more than a tonne of cocaine – worth more than £140 million or CI$144 million in a drug bust on the high seas.
Regiment ready for peak hurricane season
With hurricane season now at its peak, members of the Cayman Islands Regiment recently showed off their storm readiness with a display of their capacity and equipment for disaster-relief efforts.
Hurricane Lee expected to become Category 5 storm
Local and regional forecasters continue to warn that Hurricane Lee, which is now a major Category 3 storm, is likely to strengthen to Category 5 within the next few days as it continues on a path just north of the Leeward Islands.
Newly formed Hurricane Lee expected to strengthen
After rapidly intensifying from a tropical wave to a tropical storm and now to a hurricane, Lee continues to gain momentum, with regional and local forecasters warning this storm is likely to become a major hurricane in fewer than 48 hours.
Forecasters: Tropical Storm Lee likely to become major hurricane
Tropical Storm Lee has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean, and is showing signs of becoming a major hurricane by the end of the week, which has prompted regional forecasters to issue storm warnings for parts of the eastern Caribbean.
Forecasters wary of strong tropical wave off coast of Africa
Although the immediate outlook for the Cayman Islands calls for light winds and slight seas, forecasters are monitoring multiple weather systems in the Atlantic Ocean, one of which is likely to develop into a tropical storm in the coming days.
Expect a busier second half of hurricane season
As the Atlantic hurricane season officially enters its second half, storm activity is beginning to live up to predictions after a slow start.
Rainfall expected over Cayman area as Tropical Depression 10 intensifies
Scattered showers across the northwest Caribbean associated with Tropical Depression 10 will spread into the Cayman area over the next few days, Cayman's National Weather Service said on Sunday.
Storm activity predicted to impact Cayman next week
A tropical wave which is moving across Central America has caught the eye of local and regional forecasters who say the system could strengthen into a tropical depression next week while passing off Grand Cayman's western coast.
Pressure gradient tightens across Cayman, producing showers
Forecasters say Cayman will continue to see isolated showers for the next 24 hours due to a fleeting pressure gradient that continues to tightening across the country, as Tropical Storm Harold continues to move further in land in Texas.
Three of five systems become tropical storms
Regional forecasters are monitoring Tropical Storms: Emily, Gert and Franklin which developed over the weekend; in addition to two other potential weather systems.
Two named storms among five Atlantic weather systems
Following a slow start to this year's hurricane season, the Atlantic is becoming much more active, with the US National Hurricane Centre tracking five systems, including two named storms - Emily and Franklin - this weekend.
Forecasters monitor four potential storm systems
The Atlantic hurricane basin is a buzz with storm activity, as forecasters monitor four potential systems that are likely to strengthen in the coming days.
Regiment commander: ‘We are ready for hurricane season’
As forecasters increase their predictions in response to record-warm sea surface temperatures Regiment Commander Lieutenant Colonel Roger Carter says troops stand ready for whatever the season brings.
Affording hurricane season: the financial storm before the storm
The stark reality of thousands of people living in Cayman, as per the Economics and Statistics Office, is that of life on the cusp of the poverty line, living from pay cheque to pay cheque as they struggle to make ends meet.
Forecasters monitor two systems in central Atlantic Ocean
Forecasters are keeping a weather eye on the horizon, as satellites detect two areas of disturbance in the central Atlantic Ocean which are expected to drifter further west in the coming days.
Mid-season forecast predicts more storms
As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season nears the halfway point, forecasters have increased their predictions in response to record-warm sea surface temperatures, that they say are likely to generate more storms.
New system churning in Atlantic basin
Forecasters are keeping a close watch on a system forming in the central tropical Atlantic which shows potential for development in the coming week.
Subtropical Storm Don develops in the Atlantic
Regional forecasters are monitoring Tropical Storm Don as it churns in the Atlantic Ocean, hundreds of miles away from land in all directions.
Forecasters now expect Bret to remain a tropical storm
A tropical storm that formed in the Atlantic Ocean and is travelling west towards the Caribbean Sea is no longer forecast to become a hurricane.
UK destroyer ship deployed for hurricane season
The UK Royal Navy's most advanced destroyer vessel HMS Dauntless has been deployed to the Caribbean for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season, Governor Jane Owen has confirmed.
Hurricane season starts with potential storm
The Atlantic Hurricane Season has officially commenced and already there is a system churning in the Gulf of Mexico which may develop into a short-lived tropical depression or storm as early as Thursday afternoon.
Weather system pops up on NHC radar
Regional forecasters are monitoring a weak tropical wave a couple of hundred miles off the eastern coast of the Bahamas.
First storm of 2023 formed months ago
Though the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season is still two weeks away, forecasters say the first storm of the year has already come and gone in a rogue system that passed through in January.
New satellites to provide 3D models of hurricanes
New experimental satellites destined for low-earth orbit are expected to provide hurricane prone areas with a revolutionary view and insight into the potentially deadly storm systems.
Rush to repair radar before hurricane season
The problem with Cayman's weather radar, which has been down since March, has been identified and a replacement part has been ordered, according to National Weather Service Director General John Tibbetts.
Forecasters call for below-average hurricane season
Initial predictions for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season suggest the region will experience below-average storm activity.
Fiona, Ian retired from list of storm names
Fiona and Ian are the latest storm names to be retired from the World Meteorological Organization's rotating list for the Atlantic Hurricane basin.
Harold, Idalia, Margot and Nigel added to 2023 storm names
This year's hurricane season, which is fewer than 12 weeks away, will see four new names added to the storm list.
