When NASA’s Terra satellite passed over Tropical Storm Ida on September 22, it was meandering and going in circles in the Central Atlantic Ocean.
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Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 205 miles, mainly to the east of the center. Little change in strength is forecast during the next couple of days.
Maximum sustained winds remain near 45 miles per hour with higher gusts and some fluctuations in strength are possible during the next 48 hours, the National Hurricane Centre in Miami said.
Ida is centred about 965 miles east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and is now moving east-southeast around 5mph.
Hurricane Specialist Todd Kimberlain said the storm has become harder to track as the definition of its center has been deteriorating. Then the trough will weaken and Ida will begin moving north northwest to north.
There is no need to be worry about a storm threat at this point though as upper level wind shear will likely stymie any true tropical system from forming in the Gulf during this time period despite what some computer models show.
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A stubborn high pressure area to the north; a developing non-tropical low to our south will spell a wet end to the week across the lower Cape Fear region.
