MIAMI – Soon after an early summer season lull, the tropics are heating up with tropical storms Emily, Franklin, and Gert.
None of the storms are a menace to South Florida.
Monday morning Tropical Storm Emily, about 1165 miles west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, was weakening. The storm had sustained winds of 40 mph as it moved to the west-northwest at 12 mph.
Following Climate
A convert to the north is forecast by the center section of the week.
Even further weakening is forecast, and Emily could turn into a write-up-tropical cyclone by this night.
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Tropical Storm Franklin, found about 245 miles south of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, will possible dump heavy rain more than parts of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico around the next couple of days.
The storm has sustained winds of 50 mph as it moves to the west at 12 mph.
A westward to west-northwestward monitor is predicted to continue on on Monday. A sharp transform to the north is expected Monday evening or early Tuesday, and a usually northward movement is expected on Tuesday. On the forecast track, the center of Franklin is forecast to reach the southern coastline of Hispaniola late Tuesday or Tuesday evening.
Some strengthening is forecast just before Franklin reaches Hispaniola.
Future Temperature
A Tropical Storm Warning is in impact for the Dominican Republic’s whole south coast from Haiti border eastward to Isla Saona. A Tropical Storm Warning is also in impact for Haiti’s entire south coast from Anse d’Hainault eastward to the Dominican Republic border.
A Tropical Storm Look at is in influence for the Dominican Republic’s total north and east coast from the Haiti border eastward and southward to Isla Saona.
In the meantime, Tropical Storm Gert is swiftly unraveling.
Monday morning, Gert was about 455 miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands. It was going to the west at 9 mph with sustained winds of 40 mph. A gradual change toward the west-northwest is forecast by Monday evening.
Gert is anticipated to grow to be a remnant small late Monday and dissipate on Tuesday.
There are no coastal watches or warnings in result for this storm.
