In the last couple of days, Tropical Storm Nadine and Hurricane Oscar formed to the south of the US, but neither of them will affect our weather here. Nadine formed just before making landfall along the coast of Belize on the eastern Yucatan Peninsula and dissipated as it moved inland over Mexico. Oscar formed very quickly as a micro-hurricane with a hurricane-force wind field that extended only a few miles from the center of circulation. It moved onshore in eastern Cuba and is now in the process of moving off to the northeast after weakening over Cuba. It is expected to continue to move in that direction and will weaken further in the next few days as it passes through the Bahamas and approaches Bermuda. Long-range models indicate that there is still the possibility of another system forming in the western Caribbean in a couple of weeks, but forecasts that far out are not very reliable. Still, the hurricane season lasts until November 30 so there is still a chance of another storm occurring, although the chances are rapidly decreasing.
