2 disturbances being closely watched in Atlantic as Helene aims for Florida
Hurricane Helene remains a Category 1 cyclone but is knocking on the door of becoming a Category 2 during the next few hours.
As concern about Hurricane Helene grows in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring two additional areas of possible tropical development in the central and eastern Atlantic Ocean.
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Invest 98L expected to develop in eastern Atlantic
Another area being watched is a tropical disturbance dubbed Invest 98L west of the Cabo Verde Islands, according to the NHC.
“A broad low-pressure system associated with a tropical wave located west of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to produce disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity,” the NHC said in its latest outlook. “Environmental conditions appear favorable for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form in a few days while it moves westward to west-northwestward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.”
Right now, the NHC is giving the system a high chance of development. If it develops into a tropical storm, it will take the name Issac.
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Invest 99L monitored for development in central Atlantic
The NHC said a non-tropical area of low pressure, which it dubbed Invest 99L, is currently located several hundred miles to the northeast of Bermuda.
“Earlier satellite-wind data indicated the system was producing winds up to storm-force, and environmental conditions could support some subtropical or tropical development over the next several days as the system moves generally eastward, remaining over the open waters of central subtropical Atlantic,” the agency said in its latest outlook.
Right now, the NHC has raised the odds a bit, giving the system a medium chance of development.
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Florida on hurricane alert as Hurricane Helene spins closer
Hurricane Helene is continuing to gain strength as it approaches Florida. Residents are rushing to prepare for a potentially deadly storm surge, hurricane-force winds and flooding rain.
The NHC said a life-threatening storm surge is possible along the entire west coast of the Florida Peninsula and Big Bend.
As the storm comes ashore late Thursday, the Big Bend area is expected to experience the highest water levels – as much as 20 feet above dry land. Tampa Bay could see 5-8 feet of storm surge inundation under current forecasts.
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