By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-10-16 16:28:05 | Updated at 2024-10-16 18:52:06
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A storm brewing in the Atlantic that could be named Nadine 'is showing some signs of life' in new radar footage.
Imaging of what is formally known as 'Invest AL94' shows the weather event producing 28-mile-per-hour winds in the North Atlantic basin.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) released its latest outlook Wednesday, giving 94L a 30 percent chance of forming into Tropical Storm Nadine in the next 48 hours and 40 percent odds in seven days.
There is a 30 percent chance Nadine will turn into a tropical storm in the next 48 hours and a 10 percent chance Oscar will reach tropical storm levels in that same timeframe
CBS meteorologist Joe Ruch said Nadine was 'showing some signs of life' as radar captured it it churning in the open ocean earlier this week, but the latest model reveals it may be gaining strength.
'This system is forecast to move generally westward to west-northwestward, and environmental conditions appear marginally conducive for gradual development during the latter part of this week,' the NHC said in a report.
The storm's wind speeds haven't yet reached those necessary to be declared as a depression or tropical storm, and for the storm, which exceeds 39 miles per hour.
And to advance to hurricane status, it would need wind speeds exceeding 73 miles per hour.
However, potential Nadine is gaining enough strength for AccuWeather to place the Caribbean on high alert Tuesday evening.
The weather forecaster predicted Invest A94L could bring between four to eight inches of rain, with its extreme models showing up to 20 inches.
'The heaviest rain is expected over the rugged terrain of Hispaniola, where life-threatening mudslides can occur,' the weather forecaster stated.
The storm will also bring along tropical-storm-force winds that could top 40 miles per hour, with the maximum reaching 90 miles per hour.
Experts remain optimistic that it won't impact the Sunshine State, but warned that onshore winds from the tropical rain storm should cause 'rough surf, rip current and coastal flooding along the Atlantic coast from the Florida Keys and South Florida through coastal Georgia.'
Two storms are crossing the Atlantic and meteorologists are monitoring them in case they turn into a tropical storm or tropical depression
AccuWeather forecasters issued the alert Tuesday, showing the systems tropical eye could bring 'life-threatening' mudslides to Puerto Rico and trigger power outages in the Dominic Republic
However, the storm will need to develop into a tropical depression or tropical storm to bring any inclement weather to Florida.
A spaghetti model - so-called because the lines resemble strands of pasta - showed the storm would likely pass north of Antigua and Barbuda and toward the Dominican Republic and the southern eastern tip of Cuba, where models show the storm tracking in a southwesterly direction toward Jamaica.
While the model does not currently have a direct line to Florida, it could change in the coming days as meteorologists said that the Sunshine state was a 'possibility.'
AccuWeather's lead hurricane forecaster Alex DaSilva said: 'One possibility would take the system westward into Central America and southern Mexico, and the other is, unfortunately, toward Florida.
'It is typically very difficult for a tropical system to continue toward the northwest and into Texas this late in the season due to prevailing westerly breezes in that area.'
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