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Tropical Storm Bonnie moving away from East Coast

Bashful Bonnie dawdled, keeping Memorial Day beachgoers guessing before pushing ashore as a tropical storm May 29.

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Bell explained there is uncertainty about whether the high activity era of Atlantic hurricanes, which began in 1995, has ended.

So far, two tropical systems have formed in 2016.

If Colin does form over the Gulf next week, it would be the earliest Atlantic “C” storm on record, the National Weather Service said.

GULF COAST WEATHER: About 4 to 6 hours of sunshine tomorrow and Sunday along the Gulf Coast from Gulf Shores east to Panama City Beach with the chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. However, it was said that there will be eight hurricanes and three major hurricanes.

Not a whole lot, hurricane experts said. “The hurricane season is going to do what it’s going to do, regardless of the fact that we had Alex and Bonnie”.

And you might want to take advantage of this weekend’s weather to enjoy the water and have some outdoor fun, because a tropical storm may be headed this way.

Klotzbach reports that transition from El Nino to the 2016 hurricane season will bring a big hurricane.

All other areas of the Atlantic Basin are quiet at this time.

Please stay tuned for more updates on-air and online.

“Bonnie doesn’t mean much because the overall weather pattern has not set up just yet”, Kottlowski said. But, hey, we get a few days off from the heat and humidity to start the work week. The hurricane prompted hurricane and tropical storm warnings for the Azores and forced the closure of schools and businesses. “Forty-nine percent have had one or more named storms by the end of June”. And that concern is named Bonnie.

That low was forecast to move northeastward and organize, and the hurricane center said it was “likely” to develop into a tropical cyclone as it approached Florida.

“While Florida’s emergency officials, first responders and National Guard stand ready to respond to any need, it is crucial that Floridians use every resource to make sure their homes and families are immediately and thoroughly prepared”, Scott said in a news release issued June 4.

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Meanwhile. “Bonnie” came back to life early Thursday. but is now finally on the way “out”. headed east away from the N. Carolina coast. This upper level feature supports a broad area of low pressure across Texas and the lower Mississippi River valley focused on a 1012 mb low centered across North Texas.

Tropical system may form in eastern Gulf of Mexico next week