Hurricane center is watching a tropical wave. What the forecast says about it
The National Hurricane Center continues to watch a tropical wave that formed Friday and is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern tropical Atlantic.
In its 8 a.m. Saturday alert, the center said these showers and thunderstorms were several hundred miles south of the Cabo Verde Islands.
“Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the early to middle part of next week while it moves westward and then turns northwestward at 5 to 10 mph over the eastern tropical Atlantic,” hurricane specialist Philippe Papin wrote in the alert.
Formation chances through the next 48 hours are low at 20%. Over five days, development chance is considered high at 70%.
The next system to gain a name would be called Julia.
What about Hurricane Ian?
As for Hurricane Ian, the storm is now post-tropical and was about 30 miles south of Greensboro, North Carolina. Sustained winds were 35 mph in the hurricane center’s 5 a.m. report.
Ian was moving north-northwest at 12 mph and was expected to turn toward the north with its center expected to move across central North Carolina Saturday morning and reach south-central Virginia by the afternoon.
Ian is expected to dissipate over south-central Virginia by Saturday night, forecasters said.
This story was originally published September 30, 2022 at 9:26 AM.
