Maximum sustained winds are near 45 miles per hour (75 km/h) with higher gusts.
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Forecast modeling suggests this wave may be able to move more westerly than Fiona’s projected path, but data on the wave is preliminary and subject to change. Gradual weakening is expected to occur over the weekend.
Stay with the News 3 First Warning Storm Team for further updates.
Tropical Storm Fiona continues to churn over the central tropical Atlantic, with no threat to land for now.
Bonnie was a tropical storm that hit SC on Memorial Day weekend.
“But we’ve got plenty of time to watch that”, Mayfield said.
Take a look at the list of names the National Hurricane Center will use for this season.
As of Thursday morning, Fiona has maximum sustained winds near 75 km/h with higher gusts.
This system is now no direct threat to any land areas, but heavy rain and high surf are possible in Baja California. There are a couple more healthy looking waves coming off Africa behind Fiona that could develop also by this weekend.
In addition to Fiona, there are two separate areas of interest over the eastern Atlantic. If this African easterly wave strengthens and matures to tropical storm status, it would be named Hermine.
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Meanwhile, Invest 99, a tropical wave, is forecast to move off of the coast of Africa on Saturday.
