“How unsafe conditions become in terms of storm surge and winds will depend on how quickly the system can gain strength”.
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Gaston is forecast to build strength over the next two days as it travels over warmer water and the southwesterly wind shear relaxes its hold on the storm. A tropical wave is located just southeast of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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All eyes have been on the tropics for the past several days, but it looks like this disturbance will NOT become a strong tropical system as it approaches the state of Florida.
Next 24 hours: Upper-level winds will not be conducive for development Friday while this system moves west-northwest at about 10 mph.
The storm’s maximum sustained winds early Friday are near 65 miles per hour.
The tropical wave identified as “Invest 99L” struggled to develop into an organized storm Friday as forecasters predict it could avoid a direct hit of Florida.
Madeline is expected to cross into the Central Pacific tonight and become a hurricane Sunday, before it weakens back into a tropical storm near Hawaii, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The odds of tropical formation within 5 days is now 40%. The NHC says the storm’s maximum sustained winds Thursday were near 70 miles per hour (110 kph) with a turn toward the west-northwest and a decrease in forward speed expected on Saturday.
Lester could become a hurricane in the next couple of days, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Madeline’s center is located about 1,235 miles (1,990 kilometers) east of Hilo, Hawaii and moving towards the west-northwest at a speed of 12 miles (19 kilometers) per hour.
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