Another non-impact tropical storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Tropical Storm Jerry has winds of 40 mph and is moving east at 9 mph. The storm will likely loop around to the west then northeast in the next several days. It is no threat to land and is expected to stay a weak tropical storm. This is another storm that may not have been classified decades ago before satellite.
BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JERRY ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112013 1100 AM AST MON SEP 30 2013 ...DEPRESSION BECOMES TENTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE ATLANTIC SEASON... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...27.0N 45.7W ABOUT 1200 MI...1935 KM ESE OF BERMUDA ABOUT 1325 MI...2130 KM WSW OF THE AZORES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 90 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB...29.77 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN HAS STRENGTHENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM. AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JERRY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 45.7 WEST. JERRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...AND A SLOW AND ERRATIC MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE.
