Gulf Of Mexico

Fishermen off Louisiana's coast say the shark population is larger and more aggressive than it's ever been and it's biting them on the bottom line.

Forecasters are watching an area of disturbed weather off the Yucatan Peninsula. Some tropical models bring this system into the Gulf of Mexico early next week.

Think about then number 3 million. Three million is a lot of anything! A federal judge has determined that 3.19 million barrels of oil were released into the gulf by the BP oil spill.

You know how it works. Everyday we watch the storms path extended eastward. As the path is extended we learn more about the storms destination. The last extension on Dorian shows the storm could impact the gulf.

As of the 7:00 a.m. update, Southwest Louisiana is now under a Tropical storm watch. The cone of uncertainty has shifted further westward which now looks like it includes all of  Louisiana. Update: 7:00 a.m. advisory:  The 7 a.m has just come out and nothing has really changed as far as projected path and wind speeds.  Tropical Storm Isaac is currently sporting 65 mph winds with gusts up to 75 mph

Hurricane season is in full swing and the Caribbean is churning with tropical storm Isaac.  Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to become a hurricane by 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. We checked in with Chief meteorologist Wade Hampton from KPLC for the latest update.

It's August and the height of Hurricane season.  Reports are out now that Tropical Depression #9 has formed in the Atlantic and the forecast is for it to become a Tropical storm by this afternoon and a hurricane by Thursday. Here is the storms current location and 5 day forecast below.

There is something brewing in the Caribbean which could make it into the Gulf of Mexico by this weekend.  Here is the lastest details from my buddy Wade Hampton from KPLC on a development of the weather in the Gulf of Mexico.

Here is the latest on Tropical Storm Lee.  Right now South Louisiana is getting rain fall and pretty breezy conditions. Check out the Satellite picture for the latest coordinates and wind gust for Tropical Storm Lee.

Tropical Depression Thirteen has now strengthened into Tropical Storm Lee Today with sustained winds to 40 mph. The tropical storm is moving very slowly and may make landfall over Louisiana this weekend. Here is the latest coordinates and path of the storm...