Two Disturbances Threaten Boca Raton On The First Day Of Hurricane Season

Still, Experts Expect Only One To Develop Into A Tropical Storm, Heavy Rain Expected This Weekend

BOCA RATON, FL – Boca Post (BocaPost.com) — With the likelihood of the remnants of Hurricane Agatha developing into Hurricane Alex all but gone, experts expect the storm to become a real rainmaker this weekend as another disturbance has been identified in the Atlantic.

Disturbance # 1 (Formerly Hurricane Agatha) –

• 50% chance of cyclone in 48 Hours
• Likely to become a tropical depression
• Will produce lots of rain to affect Boca Raton and the surrounding area
• 2 AM Update From the National Hurricane Center in Miami:

Near the Yucatan Peninsula and Southeastern Gulf of Mexico:
A large area of disturbed weather located near the Yucatan Peninsula
is interacting with an upper-level trough over the Gulf of Mexico
and producing a broad region of disorganized showers and
thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear marginally conducive
for gradual development, and this system is likely to become a
tropical depression by the weekend as it moves northeastward into
the northwestern Caribbean Sea, southeastern Gulf of Mexico, and
crosses the Florida Peninsula. Regardless of development, locally
heavy rainfall is likely across portions of southeastern Mexico, the
Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, and Belize during the next couple of
days, spreading across western Cuba, southern Florida, and the
Florida Keys on Friday and Saturday. Interests in the Yucatan
Peninsula, western Cuba, the Florida Keys, and the Florida Peninsula
should monitor the progress of this system.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…medium…50 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days…high…70 percent.

Disturbance # 2:

• Not likely to develop into anything that will affect Boca Raton
• Currently displaying disorganized shower activity near the Bahamas
• 2 AM Update From the National Hurricane Center in Miami:

Southwestern Atlantic northeast of the Bahamas:
A weak surface trough located around 200 miles northeast of the
central Bahamas is producing disorganized shower activity as it
interacts with an upper-level trough. Surface pressures are
currently high across the area, and significant development of this
system appears unlikely as it moves generally east-northeastward
over the next several days away from the southeastern United States.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days…low…10 percent.

Today Marks First Day Of Hurricane Season

While mother nature laughs at our predictions and schedules, today is the 1st day of the Atlantic hurricane season. The season runs through November 30th, 2022.  The following list reflects the names that will be used for named storms of this season:

• Alex AL-leks
• Bonnie BAH-nee
• Colin KAH-lihn
• Danielle dan-YELL
• Earl URR-ull
• Fiona fee-OH-nuh
• Gaston ga-STAWN
• Hermine her-MEEN
• Ian EE-an
• Julia JOO-lee-uh
• Karl KAR-ull
• Lisa LEE-suh
• Martin MAR-tin
• Nicole nih-KOHL
• Owen OH-uhn
• Paula PAHL-luh
• Richard RIH-churd
• Shary SHAHR-ee
• Tobias toh-BEE-uss
• Virginie vir-JIN-ee
• Walter WALL-tur