That’s something that is reflected in the forecast for a below average season overall, in terms of number of storms.
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The storm is projected to pass south of the Virgin Islands, but meteorologists are urging caution.
But this is a great reminder that we are entering the peak of hurricane season and you should already have a plan in place should a storm threaten our area. Dry air and unfavorable upper winds have dominated the Atlantic so far this month, so it’s possible that this system eventually weakens once it reaches the vicinity of the eastern Caribbean Islands.
Tropical Storm Danny can be seen at right as the sun comes up over the Atlantic on Wednesday morning.
If so-called “invest 96-L” continues to develop, the storm could become Danny, the fourth named storm of the 2015 hurricane season. The current model forecasts bring the system up to Category 2 status by the beginning of next week as conditions remain favorable for additional strengthening and development for the next few days.
This is the first system of the season to have any chance of developing out in the Atlantic.
Ina news briefing this morning, NHC reports that “the center of Tropical Depression Four was located near latitude 10.6 North, longitude 36.5 West. The depression is moving toward the west near 13 miles per hour (20 km/h)”. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 40 hours, and Danny could become a hurricane by Friday.
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Any impact to the US is still about two weeks away, so we have plenty of time to watch and prepare. Neither storm saw sustained winds higher than 60 m.p.h.at any point, and were both weaker upon landfall.
