The tropical wave is moving west-northwest at 10 miles per hour and is now being hindered in its development by upper-level winds.
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Invest 99 isn’t the only disturbance weather experts are now watching.
A tropical depression southeast of Hawaii Island is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane Monday with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour.
As of this most recent update Gaston was located approximately 1,160 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands, near latitude 20.4 north and longitutde 44.4 west.
The NHC forecast notes that additional weakening of this storm can be expected throughout the day on Thursday. Forecasters anticipate the storm will regain hurricane status sometime on Saturday and remain strong until passing east of Bermuda sometime between Monday and Tuesday.
People in Florida and along the eastern Gulf Coast and should keep an eye on a tropical wave near the Bahamas and Cuba, forecasters said.
An area of low pressure and storms near the central Bahamas is showing signs of increasing shower activity but isn’t expected to develop enough to become a hurricane this weekend. There’s a 60 percent or “medium” chance the formation will organize over the next five days, which is down from 80 percent on Wednesday.
The National Hurricane Center also was monitoring two other disturbances Friday evening, including a weak trough of low pressure over the north-central Gulf of Mexico that is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. In the next couple of days, however, the disturbance will move into a region where the wind shear is more favorable for development. NHC is giving is a low chance for development in 2 days and a medium chance in 5 days. It was located over the northern portion of the Gulf Friday morning.
Hurricane season began June 1 and continues through November 30.
Hurricane Gaston on Sunday (Aug 28) surged to a Category Three storm, the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season, the National Hurricane Center said.
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