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and where it's headed: Tammy's center is just east of Guadeloupe as it approaches the northwest. Tammy has actually strengthened decently considering that Friday night.
The storm strengthened into a hurricane on Friday early morning in the tropical Atlantic. This is an uncommon place for a hurricane to form this late in the year, according to Dr. Phil Klotzbach, a tropical scientist at Colorado State University.
By early in the week ahead, Tammy needs to turn northward, then northeastward out to sea and not be a concern for the continental United States.
The route northward far from the Caribbean has ended up being less particular. Tammy was initially expected to be recorded by a cold front by the middle of the upcoming week, however computer system guidance is now suggesting that the storm might wander around in between Puerto Rico and Bermuda for a long time.
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Typhoon warnings have actually now been provided for several islands in the northeast Caribbean. That suggests cyclone conditions are anticipated in some of these areas. You can see the latest warnings and watches in the map below.
Heavy rainfall, strong winds and high surf from Tammy ought to spread across the eastern Caribbean islands through Saturday. Those effects will last through at least early Sunday in some areas.
Rainfall totals could be 4 to 8 inches (in your area approximately 12 inches) in the Leeward Islands. The northern Windward Islands may see 2 to 4 inches of rain (in your area as much as 6 inches). Parts of eastern Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands might see 1 to 2 inches of rains (in your area approximately 4 inches).
T he heavy rainfall could cause flooding and mudslides in some of these locations.
Norma, now a Classification 1 storm as of 2 p.m. ET, is anticipated to move over or near parts of Mexico's Baja California Sur-- consisting of Cabo San Lucas-- late Saturday afternoon or early evening, the National Typhoon Center said.
Flying Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters observed Norma's center located offshore simply west of Cabo San Lucas on Saturday afternoon, and cyclone and conditions were occurring over some areas of of southern Baja California Sur, according to the typhoon center.
Norma is expected to be somewhat weaker by the time it strikes land, however it still will be a hurricane that could bring life-threatening conditions to a tourist-friendly area that's home to a couple of hundred thousand people, the hurricane center said.
In the Atlantic Ocean, on the other hand, Hurricane Tammy-- a Category 1 storm as of Saturday afternoon-- has actually set off cyclone warnings for parts of the Leeward Islands, a chain of a number of island countries and areas in between the Caribbean Sea and the open Atlantic. Tammy's winds picked up speed to 85 miles per hour.
Neither storm is a threat to the US.
In the Atlantic, Tammy maintained optimal sustained winds of 85 miles per hour and was focused about 25 miles north-northeast of Guadeloupe, the National Typhoon Center said at 2 p.m. ET.
The Classification 1 hurricane lay about 50 miles southeast of Antigua by Saturday afternoon, the typhoon center said.
Tammy is expected to move near or over portions of the Leeward Islands-- consisting of Guadeloupe and Antigua and Barbuda-- through Saturday night, and then move north of the northern Leeward Islands on Sunday.
Hurricane-force winds extended outside approximately 25 miles from the storm's center and tropical storm-force winds extended outward up to 125 miles.
Hurricanes in this part of the Atlantic are rare for late October. Tammy is just the third typhoon to form this far southeast in the Atlantic considering that 1900, according to cyclone expert Michael Lowry.
It's also the latest-forming hurricane in this part of the Atlantic considering that 1966, according to Phil Klotzbach, a research study researcher in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University.
Typhoon professionals formerly alerted cyclones could form in unusual areas later on in the season this year because of the remarkably warm Atlantic Ocean.
A storm surge of 1 to 3 feet is possible for parts of the Leeward Islands.
Heavy rainfall will be among the storm's most severe dangers and might lead to flash flooding and mudslides. Rainfall totals for the Leeward Islands are anticipated to be 4 to 8 inches, but might reach a foot in places where the heaviest rain sets up. Rain must be lighter in Puerto Rico and the British and United States Virgin Islands, where 1 to 2 inches of rain is probably.
Conditions will begin to improve from south to north across the island chain by late Sunday as the storm moves north out of the region.
With Tammy in the Atlantic, just two names are left-- Vince and Whitney-- on the basic Atlantic storm name list before the typhoon center turns to an alternate list of names.
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