The Atlantic hurricane season has been fairly quiet this summer, but that may be changing as Hurricane Danny has now formed in the Atlantic. We're nearing the peak of hurricane season which is in the middle of September.
Satellite data indicates it's an unusually small tropical cyclone, but it's reached Category one strength. Winds are sustained around 80 mph, pressure is at 990mb, and it's slowly moving to the West/Northwest around 10mph.
A low wind shear environment and warm sea surface temperatures will allow Danny to holds its own, and even strengthen a little over the next 48 hours. Current forecasts have Danny maintaining hurricane status before weakening below hurricane strength by early next week. Impacts could potentially be heavy rainfall and stronger winds for the Lesser Antilles, along with the Caribbean Islands.
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