Tropical Storm Kirk forms, expected to become a major hurricane – NBC 6 South Florida

One other tropical storm fashioned within the Atlantic Monday and was anticipated to develop into a significant hurricane later this week, forecasters mentioned.

Tropical Storm Kirk had most sustained winds of 60 mph because it moved west over 800 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, based on the Nationwide Hurricane Heart in Miami.

There have been no coastal watches or warnings in impact and Kirk was forecast to remain within the open waters of the Atlantic presently.

Kirk was forecast to develop into a significant hurricane because it tracks northwest over the following week however was not anticipated to convey threats to South Florida.

In the meantime, Joyce barely remained a tropical melancholy on Monday because it headed north far out over the Atlantic.

To the north, what was Tropical Storm Isaac was transferring into the excessive latitudes of the North Atlantic and shedding its tropical traits, changing into a post-tropical cyclone.

To the east of Kirk was one other disturbance that had an 80% probability of formation over the following week, and will develop into a tropical melancholy over the following few days whereas it strikes slowly westward over the jap tropical Atlantic.

One other space being monitored was within the western Caribbean Sea that had a 40% probability of improvement over the following week, presumably whereas the system is within the southern Gulf of Mexico.

Kirk is the eleventh named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. If it turns into a significant hurricane, it will be the third of the season, following Beryl and Helene.