The fifth time is magic? After many speculation and many rounds of excessive ghost storm in the virus on social media, the Atlantic Ocean has its first hurricane of the year: Irene.
Irene strengthens the first -category hurricane with sustainable winds of 75 miles at Friday morning, more than 400 miles east of the Liward Islands in northeastern Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The hurricane can bring some amazing winds, rain, browsing, and currents full of parts of the northeastern Caribbean region, where they slide to the north directly of the islands at the end of this week.
She tracks Erin west northwest on Friday morning, and it is expected to strengthen during the next few days during her trips across the Atlantic. It is expected that a Hurricane 3 category will become just on Saturday night and a hurricane of 4 category can be Sunday night and Monday.
Four other systems wandered in the Atlantic Basin before Irene – Andrea, Barry, Chantal and Dixter – but none of them were stronger than a tropical storm.
The first hurricane of the season is slightly late for the schedule. Hurricane this season is usually formed on August 11, although the last seasons have some of the first arrivals. There were already three hurricanes – Beryl, Debby and Ernesto – at this stage last year.
Irene is expected to pass to the north of the Liward Islands, Virgin and Puerto Rico Islands this week, while heading to the north.
The tropical stormy watches are valid for parts of the northern Liwar Islands, but can eventually be promoted to tropical storm warnings. The tropical storm warning indicates that the winds of the tropical storm power are likely to start in the area within 24 hours.
The direct land is unlikely in any of the Caribbean islands, but not impossible, if Irene’s path is fluctuating in the coming days.
Erine is more likely to form the harsh seas and produce rupture currents in the Caribbean Sea region during the weekend until early next week. Wind and stormy rain – which can be heavy at times – can also be exactly the extent of the proximity of Erin paths to the islands. Severe storm rains may cause flooding or muddles.
It is too early to know the type of threat that Irene can make to Bermuda. Any possible effects on the island should become more evident in early next week. The hurricane is currently expected to remain out of the United States, but this is not absolute. Even if you stay outside, Erine can also generate rough browsing and dangerous Rip currents along the American East Coast next week.
Irene’s path can depend on this factor
How quickly Irene enhances in the coming days can be the main factor in its final path.
There is a lot of fuel for Arin to take advantage of it in the western Atlantic because the sea surface temperatures are warmer than usual. It is not just warm like the records reached in 2023 and 2024, but it is still much more warm than it was in a world that was not heated due to fossil fuel pollution.
Eren can explode strongly as soon as she reaches this very warm water and becomes the first major hurricane of the season – category 3 or higher – by Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
When hurricanes increase stronger, storm clouds also increase and up to the air. This additional height allows them to take advantage of the fastest wind in the atmosphere that can pull the storm to the north.
Bermuda High – a large semi -permanent area of high clockwise direction suffering from signs on the Atlantic Ocean – in the driver’s seat in this case: when the high turns into the wheel, the hurricane is generally followed.
But if Erin evolves more slowly, the system may remain less in the atmosphere, where the commercial winds – winds flowing in the clockwise – can keep it to the west and prevent it from rotating.
Any scenario that wins will be clear by the weekend, but any islands should prepare in the potential path of Arin early.
Another possible tropical problem
August is when the tropical areas usually beats: the most extensive season extends from mid -August to mid -October. The predictors expect a higher tropical activity than the average this year and more storms can be formed in a short time.
The shower area and thunderstorms in the southern part of the Gulf have a moderate opportunity to become tropical depression before the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The storm area has a short window to develop during the very warm waters in the Gulf before moving inward, probably in northeastern Mexico or South Texas, by Friday night.
Heavy rain periods are possible in the region on Friday, regardless of whether orbiting tropical depression or tropical storm is formed. There is a level of 2 of 4 risk of flood rain on Friday in the far south of Texas with a level of 1 of 4 risks for the rest of the Gulf coast in the state, as well as parts of South Louisiana and Mississippi, due to the arrival of the expected air of moisture -loaded air, according to the weather forecast center.
The rain may lead to some floods, especially along the low or bad sewage areas, according to the national weather service in Bronzville, Texas.
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