On the forecast track, the center of Fiona will pass just to the west of Bermuda on Thursday night, approach Nova Scotia on Friday, and move across Nova Scotia and into the Gulf of St. The storm is 305 miles west, southwest of Bermuda. Thursday forecast from the National Hurricane Center, Fiona has 130 mph winds and is moving north, northeast at 21 mph. Hurricane Fiona is now a Category 4 hurricane.Īccording to the 11 p.m. Hurricane Fiona heads north after lashing Caribbean More Florida hurricane landfalls occur in October than in any other month, so it is the peak of the season for Floridians. coastline would be mid to late next week. Meteorologists will monitor this should it develop. The next named storm will be called Hermine. TRACKING THE TROPICS: Hurricane Center | Hurricane Guide The GFS model is starting to move the center of the system a little more to the west. The Euro model trends toward western parts of Florida. Until this system actually forms, becomes a well-defined named system, the ability of models, the ability of humans to predict where it is going to go is really, really low." "I want to emphasize that because we can't say too much about potential impacts to the Gulf of Mexico. "The predictability of systems that haven't formed yet is very, very low," Rhome said. The system is forecast to move west-northwestward and be over the central Caribbean Sea this weekend where conditions are expected to be favorable for additional development.Īcting NHC Director Jamie Rhome said Thursday that forecasting potential impacts were too early. RELATED: National Hurricane Center addresses speculation on major tropical system The environment is forecast to become more conducive to development, and a tropical depression is likely to form in the next day or so. Satellite wind data and surface observations indicate that an area of low pressure has formed in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, though the associated shower and thunderstorm activity remains disorganized. Models are still taking this into the northern Caribbean Sea early next week, then into the Gulf of Mexico by mid-week. Thursday, the system has an 90% chance to form in the next two days and 90% in the next five days. The disturbance, called Invest 98-L, has a high chance of formation and a tropical depression could form over the next couple of days.Īs of 11 p.m. WPTV First Alert Weather meteorologists continue to track a tropical wave moving over the Caribbean Sea, which could affect South Florida's weather next week.
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