Hurricane Tammy curling toward U.S. as tropical depression ends. Here’s the forecast
Hurricane Tammy continued its anticipated curl that’ll eventually point the storm toward the United States as Tropical Depression 21 dissipated over Central America.
Tammy isn’t expected to affect South Florida or any other part of the United States for now.
Here’s the 5 p.m. Tuesday advisory from the National Hurricane Center:
Hurricane Tammy
Where is Tammy? The hurricane center’s latest advisory put Hurricane Tammy about 565 miles south-southeast of Bermuda.
Strength: Tammy’s maximum sustained winds remained at 75 mph, just at Category 1 strength. Hurricane force winds extend up to 25 miles from the storm’s center and winds blew at tropical storm force (at least 39 mph) up to 175 miles from the center.
“Slight strengthening is possible during the next day or so followed by steady weakening,” the hurricane center said. “Tammy is forecast to become a post-tropical cyclone on Thursday.”
Movement: Tammy was moving northeast at 8 mph.
“This general motion is expected to continue through Wednesday,” the hurricane center said. “A turn toward the north at a slower forward speed is forecast to begin on Thursday, followed by a bend to the northwest on Friday.”
That’s the northwest bend that’ll point Tammy toward the United States.
Hazards: Swells from Tammy will create fatally dangerous surf and rip current condition in Puerto Rico, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and the Lesser Antilles into midweek.
Watches and warnings: None.
Next advisory: Full advisory at 11 p.m. Tuesday.
This story was originally published October 23, 2023 at 8:44 PM.
