SHORTLY AFTER THIS POST WAS WRITTEN, TROPICAL STORM KIRK FIRMED OFFICIALLY..
There is a high degree of concern over a system exiting the African coastline and entering the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean.. You can see the ball of energy on the bottom right hand portion of this satellite:
The system is already showcasing a high degree of ability to stay in formation. It also has exceptional rotation already even before becoming anything named. It is also emerging in the same fashion that Hurricane Irma did last season.
That’s hurricane alley.. where systems wreak havoc on fish and ocean waters after becoming a named storm. And even though the autumnal equinox has already shown up on calendars across North America, hurricane season is still in full swing.
Don’t forget Hurricane Sandy formed in October and struck as the nights were longer and the days were colder.
If this becomes a named hurricane, it would be within the next 5 – 7 days, and then after that when either a coast line or island would have to be begin prepping or breathe a sign of relief depending on the eventual path..
But the waters are warm. SOUPY warm.. And this is the type of water necessary for big storms to brew..
The National Hurricane Center has some concerns about this storm as well..
They write in latest updates,
A non-tropical low pressure system is forming along a frontal boundary about 850 miles west-southwest of the Azores. Conditions are expected to be conducive for the low to acquire subtropical or tropical characteristics, and a subtropical or tropical cyclone is likely to form early next week while the low meanders over the central Atlantic Ocean. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
