This winds animation from the Global Winds Visualization (GWV) in NOAA weatherView shows Tropical Depression Bonnie, which may develop into a tropical storm later today (6/3), moving east and away from the U.S. coast over the next (approximately) 24 hours. According to NOAA's National Hurricane Center, Bonnie is currently passing over the relatively warm waters of the Gulf Stream just east of North Carolina. These warmer waters, coupled with a low-(wind)shear environment, may allow the cyclone t

NOAA's powerful Global Forecast System model was upgraded today, providing forecasters with a more accurate 4-D picture of how a weather system will evolve. The upgrade is the latest of a number of model improvements rolling out this spring and summer, thanks to increased supercomputing power NOAA acquired earlier this year. More information on the May 11, 2016 GFS upgrade here: http://www.noaa.gov/noaa’s-premier-forecast-model-goes-four-dimensional Video Credit: NOAA | U.S. National Weather Ser