Current Snapshot

The Pacific Disaster Center’s (PDC Global) Saturday, September 30, 2023, Tropical Cyclone Activity Report…for the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico

CURRENT TROPICAL CYCLONES:

Tropical Cyclone 17L (Philippe)…is located about 430 miles east-southeast of the Northern Leeward Islands

Tropical Cyclone 18L (Rina)…is located about 760 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands

Atlantic Ocean

Tropical Cyclone 17L (Philippe)

PHILIPPE REMAINS DISORGANIZED

According to the NHC advisory number 31…

Philippe is
moving toward the southwest near 5 mph (7 km/h), and this general motion should continue through tonight. A turn toward the northwest with an increase in forward speed is expected Sunday and Monday, followed by a northward motion on Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Philippe could become a hurricane early next week.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 150 miles (240 km) from the center.

Tropical Cyclone 18L (Rina)

RINA CURRENTLY WEAKENING…EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK

According to the NHC advisory number 11…

Rina is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through Sunday, followed by a northward turn on Monday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours. Rina is forecast to degenerate into a remnant low on Sunday and dissipate early next week.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km) from the center.