Satellite imagery shows that there are no strong thunderstorms developing in the tropical storm indicating that the storm is weakening.
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NASA’s RapidScat instrument analyzed TD14E’s surface winds on Wednesday, September 2 at 10 a.m. EDT. It was centred about 760 miles west-north-west of the Cape Verde Islands moving west-north-west near 9mph. A strong wind shear will push tropical moisture toward Baja California and northern Mexico, enhancing rain and thunderstorms expected to continue for the coming days.
Fred faces extra elements that may make it fizzle over the subsequent a number of days.
Meanwhile in the Pacific, a tropical depression could become a tropical storm later in the day. All of these elements will assist weaken the now weaker.
11 a.m. – Fred hanging in there but forecast to weaken.
The position and forecast track for Tropical Storm Fred, as of the 5 p.m. Wednesday advisory by the National Hurricane Center. However, sustained winds on the west and southwestern quadrants were near 12 meters per second (26.8 mph/43.2 kph) or less. From left to right, the are: Tropica Storm (now Hurricane) Kilo, Hurricane Ignacio and Tropical Storm (now Hurricane) Jimena. The National Hurricane Center noted that Fred just consists of a tight swirl of low- to mid-level clouds.
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The estimated minimum central pressure is 1,005 mb (29.68 inches).
