9:11AM. A lot more mental energy is spent on the Atlantic side of the tropics, and for good reason. The Pacific is generally more active, but after storms get going, there is just less out there to impact. Take a look at Hurricane Narda, which will do the typical tropical poleward curl and really only impact some fish. And that’s a fairly typical eastern Pacific lifecycle.

4:34PM. And back to the mainland. TS Nine has now developed near Cuba, as expected. It stands a pretty good chance at this point of landfalling between Charleston and Myrtle Beach as Tropical Storm Imelda, if the track remains approximately the same. The good news is that it will probably not be a hurricane when it does so. It does look to lumber through the region though, and heavy rain is going to be a problem in the Carolinas this weekend.

9:48PM. All clear in Texas tonight.