Sep. 20: High Hurricane Risk in Gulf of Mexico Next Week

NOTE: This video was recorded on September 20th and may have been superseded by a newer forecast.

AccuWeather has issued a high risk for a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico next week. Here are the conditions that will lead to the tropical development and what history tells us about storm paths.

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[maiw]

Reminds me of Hurricane Micheal 2018 in October. Grew over 3 days. Expected to be a cat 4 but was a 5 when hitting the panhandle. Always be prepared to pack n go.

[batshtcrazy]

Bleh! I love Florida, and have lived here over half my life. But I am getting Soooo Tired of dealing with watching the weather 5 months of the year, wondering if all my crap is gonna be flooded or blown away. And that doesn't count worrying over insurance rates, taxes, and the ever present heat that seems to last longer and be hotter every year. Yet here I sit. 😂 🥵🌀⛈️⛱️

[othervideos]

Anyone can find the GFS model which shows a hurricane hitting the gulf coast next Saturday. It's shown that for the last 3 days. Yesterday it was showing Florida and today it is showing Louisiana/MIssissippi. Not sure why the bald dude is acting like Accuweather should get credit for this. I knew about this 3 days ago when I looked at the GFS model. Plus the NHC has been showing an area of concern in this area on their 7 day tropical outlook for the last 2 days at least.

[ryancook]

What a bold prediction. Somewhere between Louisiana and Florida. You must have a crystal ball to have come up with that.

[LisaCribbs]

Nothing stopping it to turn into a monster

[davidbabin]

This is why long distance predictions are only made by incompetent meteorologist to try to attract people to tune in to their reports. As a person who has saw many Hurricanes in my life, one thing I know is that they are completely unpredictable! The best prediction does not have anything to do with history, it has everything too do with the weather patterns perhaps made when the hurricane is only 3 days out. Even then things can happen, and the Hurricane can move Easterly, or Westerly in minutes. I will bet that this is the first thing taught in Meteorology 101.

[prepperfitness]

Thank you for being more serious about this and making this call. Most weather sources are simply waiting for this to form but as you explained, it is best to prepare now and know that it is going to form and impact the United States.

[billyhndrsn]

The knot in my stomach will subside in November, the knot in my stomach will subside in November.

[lovinglife]

Thank you for your video prayers to everyone

[MiaMia-rxdw]

😭😭😭 There goes my Destin, FL trip for Saturday!!!

[Jbh]

Coworker was just 10 miles off the coast of Alabama and said the water temps were 81 degrees...

[williamjerseyshore]

The “season from hell” never materialized. They are desperate for storms to form because the initial forecast fizzled.

[CopyThat]

Great job pushing that far foreward on the forecast. Everyone else says wait till its closer. Thank You ... Subscribed and liked ;)

[angelanichols]

Seeding the clouds seems to be something done on a regular basis now!!

[donniedickerson]

Pretty much pay attention to this, a likely issue next week in the Gulf

[michaelsix]

here in Houston, had 2 storms hit us here and did lots of damage, still cleaning up debris

[r.katiekane]

I'd be most concerned in MS and AL

[lindafrey]

Jon, you are the best meteorologist. ❤

[hipmoma]

hmmm hello from Florida. Water temperatures in the Gulf are quite cool, actually, for this time of year ....

[debbywoodbeck]

You're the only ones predicting this? Then you are just after the fear effect, right? Watching people rushing to the store for suppliies which they may not need. You must be proud of yourself.