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Tropical Storm Jose

August 29, 2011 by · Comments Off on Tropical Storm Jose 

Tropical Storm JoseTropical Storm Jose, Tropical Storm Jose is going on just west of Bermuda, the National Weather Service said in its five Sunday afternoon update.

At that time Joseph was about 80 miles northwest of Bermuda, the update said. The storm was moving north at 17 mph. Little change in strength is expected Sunday, but Joseph could weaken on Monday, the National Weather Service.

Bermuda issued a tropical storm warning, meaning tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. In this case, means that within the next 12 hours. Bermuda was experiencing tropical storm conditions, which is expected to moderate on Sunday night.

Rainfall of 1 to 3 inches possible in Bermuda.

At 5 pm, the center of Joseph was near latitude 33.2 north, longitude 65.7 west.

Meanwhile, showers associated with a tropical wave a few hundred miles south-southeast of the islands of Cape Verde is becoming a better organization.

Environmental conditions are favorable for development over the next two days as it moves westward at 10 mph. You have half, or 40 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours.

In addition, some 70 kilometers west-northwest of the northern Cape Verde Islands, an elongated area of?? Low pressure associated with the remnants of Tropical Depression 10 is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

Strong upper level winds will probably prevent any significant development of the disturbance, the National Weather Service. It has a low probability, or 10 percent, becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.

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