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New Tropical System In Atlantic Being Watched By Forecasters
Forecasters are monitoring a new system in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It's located a few hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands in West Africa. "This system is forecast to move generally westward to west-southwestward," according to the National Hurricane Center, "and environmental conditions could become more favorable for gradual development by the middle to latter part of this week. "A tropical depression could form as the system begins moving west-northwestward and approaches or moves near the Leeward Islands by the end of this …
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Potential New Tropical Storm May Form In Same Area That Launched Helene, Milton
The same area that launched two major hurricanes in a two-week span could be the breeding ground for a potential new tropical system. "We expect another gyre to get going over Central America later next week," said AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva, "From this large, slowly spinning area of low pressure, a more distinct area of showers and thunderstorms may form, and from that, a tropical depression or tropical storm may evolve." The system could take two possible paths -- either northern (as Helene and Milton did) or southern. (See the first image above.) Meanwhile, …
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Potential Tropical Systems Brewing In Atlantic Basin: Here's Latest
Forecasters are monitoring two areas for potential tropical development in the Atlantic. The next tropical storms that develop in the Atlantic basin will take the names Emily and Franklin, in that order. In the Central Tropical Atlantic, a tropical wave is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms a few hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. "Development, if any, of this system should be slow to occur while it moves westward to west-northward at about 15 mph across the tropical Atlantic through the end of the week," the National Hurricane Center said.&nb…
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Pair Of New Tropical Systems Brewing In Atlantic Basin
Amid the ongoing relief operations following the devastation caused by hurricanes Fiona and Ian, forecasters are keeping an eye on two new systems in the Atlantic Basin. It had been a relatively quiet hurricane season before the back-to-back blockbuster storms. "Ian gave a jolting reminder that all it takes is one significant strike from a tropical system to disrupt livelihoods and create a major, deadly disaster, following what was an unusually quiet start to the season," according to AccuWeather.com. Julia and Karl will be the next named storms of the hurricane season, which ends Wednesd…
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Next Tropical Storm Of 2021 Hurricane Season Forming Off East Coast
The next named storm of the 2021 hurricane season is now developing. It's off the East Coast of the United States and could become a tropical depression or tropical storm on Friday night, Sept. 17, or Saturday, Sept. 18, forecasters say. It has moved about 250 miles east of Norfolk, Virginia on mid-afternoon Friday. (See first image above.) The next names in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season are Odette and Peter. "Shower and thunderstorm activity is becoming more organized near this new center," National Hurricane Center said Friday afternoon. "If these development trends…
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Two Tropical Systems Have Potential To Threaten East Coast: Here's Latest Update
Forecasters are closely monitoring three disturbances in the Atlantic basin with two having increasing potential to become tropical depressions threatening the East Coast. The next names in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season are Odette and Peter. Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased on Thursday morning, Sept. 16 over the eastern portion of a broad area of low pressure located about 250 miles south-southeast of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center said. "Environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for development, and…
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After Ida: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin
The National Hurricane Center says it's watching three areas of what it calls "potential development" in the Atlantic Basin that could become tropical systems in the coming days. The first is a tropical wave and an upper-level trough producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over portions of Central America, southeastern Mexico, and the adjacent waters of the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the southern Gulf of Mexico. A tropical depression is likely to form on Sunday, Sept. 12, or Monday, Sept. 13 while the disturbance moves northwestward and then nort…
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New Storm Could Reach Category 4 Hurricane Status; Here's Latest Projected Path
Click here for an updated story: Latest On Larry: Impacts From Hurricane Will Be 'Far Reaching' Even With Eye Off Coast Say goodbye to Henri and Ida. There's now a brand-new system, the sixth named storm of the 2021 hurricane season that's headed north. Hello, Larry. On Friday morning, Sept. 3, the center of the storm is located in the eastern Atlantic Ocean basin (west of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands and east of the Leeward Islands) with maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour and higher gusts. It should strengthen into a major hurricane by Friday afternoon, and ev…
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After Henri: Three Possible Tropical Systems Churning In Atlantic Basin
The National Hurricane Center says it's watching three areas of what it calls "disturbed weather" in the Atlantic Basin that could develop into tropical systems in the coming days. Any could become the next named tropical storm. The next name on the list, following the now-departed Henri, is Ida, followed by Julian and Kate. The first is a broad area of low pressure that's expected to form over the southwestern Caribbean Sea from a tropical wave currently located over the central Caribbean Sea. (See the image above.) "Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development o…
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