Tropical Storm Emily: Check the updates from Atlantic

Tropical Storm Emily: Sunday saw the formation of Tropical Storm Emily in the Atlantic, while forecasters monitored four other potential development areas.

According to the National Hurricane Centre in Miami, Emily had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph as it moved west-northwest at 10 mph about 1,000 miles west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.

The NHC forecasted no change in Emily’s intensity on Sunday, but gradual weakening was anticipated later in the week, and Emily could be a post-tropical remnant low by Tuesday.

Emily is the fifth designated storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season and the first to form since the formation of Hurricane Don a month ago.

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Tropical Storm Emily: Weather Updates

In the meantime, the NHC was monitoring four other potential storm systems.

Sunday’s maximum sustained winds for Tropical Depression Six, which was located to the west of Emily, were 35 mph.

The NHC reported that the depression was holding steady despite the strong wind shear, but it was expected to progressively weaken and dissipate on Monday as a remnant low.

In the eastern Caribbean, forecasters were monitoring a low-pressure area that could develop into a tropical depression in the coming days.

By midweek, the system was expected to turn north and enter the southwestern Atlantic Ocean.

A region of disturbed weather in the far eastern Gulf of Mexico was also being monitored. As this system moves westward at about 15 to 20 mph, some sluggish development could occur, and a tropical depression could form by Tuesday as it approaches the western Gulf of Mexico coastline.

As it moves west-northwest, a fifth area in the eastern tropical Atlantic has a 60% chance of developing into a tropical depression later this week.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration enhanced the probability of a “above-normal” season in its updated forecasts released earlier this month.

NOAA forecasts 14-21 named storms, of which 6-11 could develop into hurricanes and 2-5 into significant hurricanes.