Hurricane season

Tropical Storm Emily forms in the Atlantic, with four other areas being watched

Emily's strength wasn't expected to change Sunday, but gradual weakening was expected later in the week, and Emily could be a post-tropical remnant low by Tuesday, the NHC said

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A look at the South Florida weather forecast and the tropics on Aug. 20, 2023.

Tropical Storm Emily formed in the Atlantic Sunday, as forecasters were watching four other areas of possible development.

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, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

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There were no watches or warnings in effect. The NHC's storm track showed Emily staying far out in the Atlantic while eventually turning toward the north.

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Tropical Storm Emily at 11 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2023.
National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center
Tropical Storm Emily at 11 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2023.

Emily's strength wasn't expected to change Sunday, but gradual weakening was expected later in the week, and Emily could be a post-tropical remnant low by Tuesday, the NHC said.

Emily is now the fifth named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season and the first since Hurricane Don formed last month.

Meanwhile, the NHC was keeping an eye on four other systems that could possibly develop.

To the west of Emily was Tropical Depression Six, which had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph Sunday.

Tropical Depression Six on Aug. 20, 2023.
National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center
Tropical Depression Six on Aug. 20, 2023.

The NHC said the depression was staying stead in strong wind shear but was expected to gradually weaken before becoming a remnant low and dissipating on Monday.

Down in the eastern Caribbean, forecasters were watching an area of low pressure that could become a tropical depression over the next couple days.

The system was expected to move westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the eastern and central Caribbean, before turning northward and moving into the southwestern Atlantic Ocean by midweek.

Also being watched was an area of disturbed weather located in the far eastern Gulf of Mexico. Some slow development of this system could occur as it moves westward at about 15 to 20 mph, and a tropical depression could form as it approaches the western Gulf of Mexico coastline by Tuesday, the NHC said.

A fifth area in the eastern tropical Atlantic has about a 60% chance of forming into a tropical depression later in the week as it moves west-northwestward.

In its updated predictions released earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there was an increased likelihood of an "above-normal" season.

NOAA is predicting 14-21 named storms with 6-11 that could become hurricanes and 2-5 that could become major hurricanes.

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