The hurricane ‘Danielle‘, which points on its way to the Iberian Peninsula (although it will most likely affect only as a storm) can be transformed this Thursday into a system posttropical over the North Atlantic.
‘Danielle’, the first hurricane of the current Atlantic season, “maintains its intensity” over North Atlantic waters, but “should start to weaken and become a post-tropical cyclone on Thursday” and continue to lose strength.
? It seems that Danielle, in the form of a post-tropical cycle, will make a turn and return to the Iberian Peninsula. pic.twitter.com/ZlcF0DX6Md
– Mònica Usort (@Monica_Usart) September 8, 2022
???️??️Molt, molt curious the interaction of the tropical cycle #Danielle Both an Atlantic storm, but to generate a nova, which will yes, ens will send a flood front that will impact both pluviometric generosity to the west of the Peninsula. pic.twitter.com/EPGSMthUe0
— À Punt Oratge (@apuntoratge) September 7, 2022
The hurricane does not currently pose a threat to any land at this time. It is located 1,010 kilometers northwest of the Azores and has maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h (80mph).
It is moving in a northeasterly direction at a speed of 26km/h (16 mph) and is forecast to experience a turnaround later this week. counterclockwiseaccording to the NHC, which is also monitoring the development of a broad area of low pressure in the far eastern Atlantic.
‘Earl’
‘Earl‘ became this Wednesday a category 2 hurricane as its maximum sustained winds rise to 140 km/h (85 mph) south of Bermuda, which is already under a cyclone watch, while Earl is located 650 kilometers (405 miles) south of the aforementioned British archipelago in the Atlantic, which is under surveillance, as reported by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in its 21:00 GMT bulletin.
The hurricane is moving north with a forward speed of 8 mph (13 km/h) and is expected to turn north-northeast tonight “as it speeds up.”
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Meteorologists predict that Earl will experience “significant strengthening in the next 48 hours” and become a major hurricane, that is, category 3 or more on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a maximum of 5.
Earl is expected to produce heavy storm surge and rainfall accumulations of 1 to 2 inches (25 to 50 mm) across Bermuda through Friday.