Tropical Storm Emily forms in the Central Atlantic Sunday. See spaghetti models
The large area of low pressure the National Hurricane Center has been monitoring over the last several days to the west of the Cabo Verde Islands has finally developed a well-defined circulation per recently received satellite wind data.
At 5 p.m., the center of Tropical Storm Emily was located near latitude 20.2 North and longitude 39.4 West. Emily is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph and a west-northwest to northwest motion is expected during the next couple of days. A turn to the north is forecast by the middle of the week.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 185 miles from the center.
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with higher gusts. Gradual weakening is forecast, and Emily could become a post-tropical cyclone in a couple of days.
Emily is expected to weaken during the next couple of days over the Central Atlantic.
A tropical wave moved across the Florida Peninsula Sunday as it heads toward Texas, bringing with it rain and thunderstorms.
Here's the latest update from the NHC as of 5 p.m.:
Tropical Storm Emily: What you need to know
Location: 20.2N 39.4W; about 1,050 miles WNW of the Cabo Verde Islands
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph
Movement: WNW or 300 degrees at 10 mph
Pressure: 1001 mb (29.56 inches)
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
What's out there and where are they?
How likely is Emily to strengthen?
Tropical Storm Emily Spaghetti Models
Weather watches and warnings issued in Florida
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Tropical forecast over the next seven days
What's out there?
Systems currently being monitored by the National Hurricane Center.
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This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: NHC tracking Tropical Storm Emily. Tropical wave moves across Florida
