Hurricane season is nearing, and a tropical storm called Ida is gathering steam off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
Advertisement
The storm had maximum sustained winds of only 45 miles per hour , and forecasters were actually doubtful it was that strong.
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 205 miles, mainly to the east of the center. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says little change in strength is expected over the next couple of days. A slow meandering motion is forecast to occur on Tuesday and Tuesday night.
This one wasn’t tropical, but forecasters left open the possibility that it could acquire some subtropical characteristics as it moves westward slowly over the next few days.
The MODIS image showed that Ida appeared to be dealing with wind shear as the storm was not circular. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 millibars.
At 10 a.m., Ida’s center was about 1,030 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands. The storm was moving northwest at a speed of 8mph.
Advertisement
Meanwhile, a tropical depression is bringing heavy rain as it moves inland from the Pacific over Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.
