Karl’s maximum sustained winds Friday morning have increased to near 60 miles per hour (97 kph).
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Karl will make a turn toward the north and then the northeast as it nears Bermuda, likely as a hurricane.
“Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles from the center, mainly to the east and southeast”, the NHC said in its afternoon update. On the forecast track, the center of Karl should pass near or to the east of Bermuda late Friday night or early Saturday.
“Swells generated by Karl are affecting Bermuda and are expected to increase during the next couple of days”, said the advisory.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lisa, also in the Atlantic Ocean, is expected to peter out.
If that were to happen Karl would become the fifth hurricane of 2016 in the Atlantic.
There are no watches or warnings in effect for this storm.
A moderate threat will continue for strong and unsafe rip currents.
The remnant rains from what was once Tropical Storm Julia have caused flooding in the Tidewater area of Virginia early Wednesday, with 24-hour rainfall totals as high as six to ten inches around Norfolk, Virginia enough to cause major traffic delays and school closings.
Forecasters expect Lisa to begin weakening on Thursday, as the storm continues moving toward the northwest at about 12 miles per hour. The storm’s maximum sustained winds are near 45 miles per hour.
Lisa was not a threat to land.
The new disturbance highlighted earlier is south of the Cape Verde islands and it has a 20% chance of development within the next five days as it continues west, toward the Lesser Antilles.
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Don’t let the tropical depression status fool you.
