Two tropical storms, Nana and Omar, form Tuesday. Watches issued for Central America.
Two Tropical Storms formed Tuesday: Nana near Jamaica with a path toward Central America and Omar near North Carolina with a seaward track. The National Hurricane Center is also tracking two waves in the Atlantic basin.
Tropical Storm Omar was announced at 5 p.m. east of North Carolina and since then continues to move away from land without much change.
As of the 11 p.m. update, the hurricane center said Omar was 310 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Forecasters said it will stay out at sea and dissolve by the end of the week.
As of the 11 p.m. advisory, Tropical Storm Nana had strengthened a little, according to Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft. Nana was about 320 miles east-northeast of Limon, Honduras, on Tuesday afternoon with 60 mph maximum winds.
Forecasters said it could become a hurricane by Thursday morning before it makes landfall in Belize, where it could bring 3 to 5 feet of storm surge and 3 to 6 inches of rain.
A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning were issued for the entire coast of Belize. A tropical storm warning was also issued for Yucatan, Mexico, from Puerto Costa Maya to Chetumal.
Tropical storm watches were issued for the northern coast of Honduras from Punta Patuca westward to the Guatemalan border, Roatan Island and the Bay Islands of Honduras, and the Caribbean Sea coast of Guatemala.
The hurricane center is also tracking a tropical wave that has yet to emerge off the coast of Africa.
Forecasters upped its chances of forming into a tropical depression within the week to 60%. When it does enter the Atlantic, “gradual development” is possible as it moves west, the 8 p.m. advisory said.
Another disturbance appeared Tuesday afternoon about midway between the Windward Islands and west Africa.
It is causing showers and thunderstorms and is forecast to see some development as it “meanders in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean,” the NHC says.
It has a 20% chance of forming in the next two days and a 30% chance of forming within the week.
