CURRENT TROPICAL CYCLONES:
Tropical Cyclone 30L (Theta)…is located 640 miles southeast of the Azores
Tropical Cyclone 31L (Iota)…is located 295 miles east of Isla De Providencia, Columbia
Atlantic Ocean:
Tropical Cyclone 30L (Theta)
THETA IS STILL A SHEARED TROPICAL CYCLONE
Here’s what the
computer models are showing
According the NHC
advisory 21…Theta is moving toward the east near 5 mph (7 km/h). A gradual turn to the northeast is expected on Sunday, and Theta is forecast to accelerate northward or north-northeastward on Monday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Gradual weakening is expected during the next couple of days, and Theta is forecast to become a remnant low by Sunday night and dissipate early next week.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km) to the south of the center.
Caribbean:
Tropical Cyclone 31L (Iota)
IOTA FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN…RISK OF DANGEROUS WINDS, STORM SURGE, AND RAINFALL IMPACTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA BEGINNING MONDAY
Here’s what the
computer models are showing
According the NHC
advisory 7A…Iota is moving toward the west near 5 mph (7 km/h). A general westward motion is expected during the next few days. On the forecast track, Iota will move across the southwest Caribbean Sea today, pass near or over Providencia island on Monday, and approach the coasts of Nicaragua and northeastern Honduras Monday evening.
Reports from the aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Rapid strengthening is expected during the next day or two, and Iota is forecast to be a major hurricane when it approaches Central America.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km) from the center.
WSI
satellite image of the Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico:
Latest
satellite image of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
