Tuesday, August 30, 2011

TS Katia could become next major hurricane

Tropical Storm Katia continues to spin in the Atlantic Ocean west of Africa's coast late this morning.  Shear near the system has decreased some and Katia is becoming a little more organized as the storm moves west/northwest around 18 mph.

Maximum sustained winds are 45 mph with a pressure of 1003 mb.  A subtropical ridge currently sits to the north of Katia and will continue to help steer the system to the northwest into warmer waters where further strengthening is expected to take place.  Katia could develop into the next major hurricane within a day or so. 

As of right now it looks like there won't be an impact on the US because a trough move move into the east coast later this week and should help keep it out to sea.  Of course, this storm is several thousand miles away from the US coast line and the track will continue to be monitored over the next week.

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