Tropical Storm Karl’s winds increased to near 65 mph, according to reports from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft Friday evening (Sept. 23), and additional strengthening was forecast during the next 48 hours as the storm passed Bermuda.
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There are two tropical storms in the Atlantic.
Another tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic could become a tropical depression next week and is on a path that could lead it into the Caribbean.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm’s maximum sustained winds late Thursday are near 45 miles per hour (75 kph). A turn back toward the northwest and then toward the north was forecast Saturday night and Sunday.
East swells from distant Tropical Cyclone Karl will bring a high risk for strong and unsafe rip currents today, mostly late this afternoon and evening due to tidal effects, the National Weather Service says.
The Bermuda Weather Service said tropical storm force winds with higher gusts would be possible on the island through the morning, but conditions were already improving.
As of 11 p.m. EDT Friday, Karl was centered about 105 miles (170 kilometers) south of Bermuda and moving north-northeast at 13 mph (20 kph).
Still, the center said tropical storm conditions were expected to continue in Bermuda through part of Saturday, with total rain accumulations of 3 to 5 inches over the island during the rest of the day.
Meanwhile, farther east in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Lisa was expected to become a remnant over the weekend.
Lisa was centered about 910 miles (1,464 kilometers) west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
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Environmental conditions could be conducive for some gradual development while the system approaches the Lesser Antilles next week.
