Julia weakened back to a tropical depression and is expected stay just off the SC and Georgia coastline through the weekend.
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The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Karl is moving west with maximum sustained winds near 45mph. The hurricane center said the storm will maintain that intensity for the next two days while it continues to move westward. The center of Julia continues to drift and spin approximately 260 miles of our shoreline, with all the rain/wind to the east side of storm’s center.
Tropical Storm Karl formed in the far eastern Atlantic late Thursday night.
Karl is expected to remain relatively weak for the next several days, but by the middle of next week it could be in a position to intensify as it heads west.
Tropical Storm Ian is over the north Atlantic, heading toward Iceland with 60mph winds. On its present projected course, Ian has prompted no watches or warnings, but forecasters say winds extend out by about 240 miles.
Tropical Storm Julia is still sitting and spinning off the SC coastline.
This graphic shows the projected path and intensity for the next five days of Hurricane Orlene at 5 a.m. Wind speeds will likely drop below 39 miles per hour (33 kts). A tropical wave is located over the west coast of Africa.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs through November 30.
Some are probably breathing a sigh of relief, now that it appears Tropical Storm Karl will stay well to the Northeast of the local area (see related graphic).
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“An area of low pressure in the western Gulf of Mexico has a 10 percent chance of development and will eventually move into Texas”, Bridges said.
