Tropical Storm Forming in Atlantic

5-Day Forecast Cone for Tropical Storm Danielle (Credit: NOAA NHC)

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Hurricane Danielle

UPDATE:  1100 PM AST MON AUG 23 2010

...DANIELLE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...

Now a Category ONE hurricane
 

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Tropical Depression 6 has formed in the Central Atlantic and is currently over 500 miles west-southwest of Cape Verde Islands.  It is moving west-northwest at 9 mph; this motion will continue with some increased speed over the next several days.  Based on the current forecast, the depression should become a named storm today and a hurricane by Monday.   NHC issuing advisories on TS DANIELLE and TS FRANK

Current Watches & Warnings

THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

Discussion & Outlook
 

SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION (22 Aug)

LOCATION...14.2N 35.9W
ABOUT 770 MI...1240 KM W OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
48 HOURS...AND DANIELLE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BY LATE TUESDAY.

 

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
NONE
 

 Cruise Line Advisories

NONE

Tropical Storm Resources (click links below)
Tropical Storm DANIELLE	National Hurricane Center
Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook	National Weather Service
Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion	Hurricane Preparedness
Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook (ATL)	Real-Time Hurricane Information
Active Storms	NOAA Satellites & Information
NASA: Latest Storm Images	WMO Severe Weather Information Centre
Real-time Monitoring (Atlantic)	The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
Real-time Weather Sites	Real-Time Cruise Ship Tracking