As predicted, Tropical Storm Danielle strengthened right into a hurricane on Friday morning — the primary of this yr’s hurricane season.
Danielle is at the moment 885 miles west of the Azores with most sustained winds of 75 miles an hour.
According to the NHC, “the hurricane is forecast to meander over the open Atlantic during the next couple of days, then slowly turn toward the northeast early next week.”
Danielle, the fourth named system of this hurricane season, is just not forecast to affect the U.S.
HURRICANE RESOURCES
The NHC can be monitoring two different programs, one with excessive formation possibilities.
The first system is a broad space of low-pressure east of the Leeward Islands. Forecasters mentioned it might change into a tropical despair over the following few days.
Current formation chances are high 50% over the following two days and 70% over the following 5 days.
The second system is an space of low stress that is northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. The NHC mentioned no vital growth is predicted.
Current formation chances are high 10% over the following two days and 10% over the following 5 days.
This yr’s hurricane season has been surprisingly quiet thus far. The final time the state did not see a named storm within the month of August was 1997.
Still, consultants mentioned Floridians want to remain ready as we’re now on the peak of the season.