GFS 18z finally activates

Hurricane develops from tropical wave and transits the Atlantic

Good evening Subscribers: Just a quick note on the afternoon model suites:

While the GFS 12z cycle was a ghost town with only minimal development in the tropics, the 18z update lights up a tropical wave in the next 48-hours and goes on to develop Hurricane Emily.

GFS 18z | +48 hours | 850 hPa Relative Vorticity