At 5pm, the center of Tropical Storm Gaston was about 1000 miles ESE of Bermuda, latitude 26.2 north, longitude 49.7 west. Gaston is moving toward the northwest near 17 mph, and the system should continue in this general direction at a slower rate of forward speed during the next two days.
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The system is expected to deliver gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall to parts of the Bahamas, spreading into southern Florida and the Florida Keys, over the weekend. “Heavy rains are likely to continue over portions of eastern and central Cuba today”.
The National Hurricane Center on Saturday morning again lowered the chances of a tropical storm forming near the Florida coast over the next few days.
This graphic shows the projected five day path and intensity for Tropical Storm Madeline.
This system is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity over the north-central Gulf of Mexico. There is only a slight chance of additional development for the system, but it could produce heavy rain along the coast from Louisiana to southeastern Texas as it reaches the coast of Texas.
The third system being watched is a broad area of low pressure centered a little over a hundred miles south-southwest of Bermuda. The more likely one puts it on a path toward the Texas gulf coast or Louisiana. The system has maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour and is not predicted to impact the continental U.S.
As of Friday afternoon, 14-E had maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour and was moving west-northwest at 12 miles per hour.
Forecasters give Invest 99L a 20 percent chance of formation within the next 48 hours, but that chance increases to 50 percent through early next week.
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The National Hurricane Center will be issue an update on these tropical systems at 8:00 AM EDT.
