It's finally here--the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season, although many of us feel it's been with us for a while by now being that we already got 2 named storms...one of which struck the U.S. nearly at hurricane strength, so it's quite a start, but we've officially started the season and there's not much to talk about at all. A few tropical waves in the Atlantic are traversing their way west, but none look to be in a state favorable for development. There is a tropical storm Mawar east of the Phillippines and it's forecast to strengthen into a category 1/2 typhoon over the next few days but should not pose a direct threat to land, maybe a bit of gusty winds near tropical storm force in the Philippines, but nothing major to talk about and that's out of our typical basins of discussion. I'll have an update in the next couple of days as the tropical season rolls on.
