Imelda, Tropics
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On Friday, Oct. 3, the swells are expected to spread to the Greater Antilles and northern Leeward Islands, where they are "likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions," according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane experts are watching two areas for possible tropical development into the second week of October, including one close to Florida.
Humberto and Imelda have sped away. The Atlantic has settled for the moment, but additional tropical development could happen soon. The National Hurricane Center has identified two watch areas, including one near Florida.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Severe Weather Center 9 is monitoring two new areas of interest in the tropics. The first one is over the western Bahamas close to Florida. A frontal boundary is expected to lift into this region late week.
Hurricane Imelda has passed Bermuda after lashing the island overnight. Winds gusted over 90 mph at some of the higher elevations. Bermuda is very hardy, and they seem to have come through fine based on what we’ve seen this morning.
TONIGHT: Skies will remain partly clear, and winds will remain gusty into the overnight as temperatures settle down into the mid to upper 60s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy skies will be noted as winds remain gusty at 20-30mph with highs in the mid to upper 80s. There is an extremely small shower chance but most stay dry.
Hurricane Imelda will bring hurricane-force winds to Bermuda late Wednesday, as Hurricane Humberto continues to pull it further from the U.S. Southeast.
Imelda slammed into Bermuda with powerful maximum sustained winds of 100 mph on Wednesday night, and its remnants will move toward Ireland and the United Kingdom. Two areas of interest in the tropics include a low over the Bahamas and a developing tropical wave in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean.