Nearing peak hurricane season, NHC watching new development

Writer: Paul Dolan
Published: Updated:
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Tropical tracker. CREDIT: WINK News

With peak hurricane season less than two weeks away, the National Hurricane Center is observing more Atlantic developments and monitoring several named systems.

An advisory was issued Friday for remnants of Franklin, Post-Tropical Cyclone Idalia, remnants of Jose and once again for a tropical storm made up of Gert.

According to NHC’s 5 p.m. tropical weather outlook, showers and thunderstorm activity from a low-pressure system, identified as AL94, show signs of organization. This system is west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Within the past 24 hours, the low-pressure system has become more defined.

NHC says that based on this evidence, “advisories are likely to be initiated on a tropical depression or tropical storm later this morning.”

AL94 is moving between 15 and 20 mph across the eastern tropical Atlantic in a northwestward direction. Formation chances are nearly 100% within the next 48 hours.

Tropical Storm Katia has maximum winds of 60 mph, moving north-northeast at 13 mph.

Since peak hurricane season is Sept. 10, it’s not surprising that environmental conditions seem conducive for gradual development for the next several days. This wave has a 70% chance of forming over the next week.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Jose is expected to be absorbed by Hurricane Franklin in the north Atlantic, Friday night.

Finally, Idalia, now a post-tropical storm, is supposed to bring tropical storm conditions to Bermuda by Saturday.

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