Tropical storms Karina and Lowell has currently been monitored by the National Hurricane Center to hit The Caribbean and Lesser Antilles later this week but many weather forecasters say that it is yet too early to pronounce that it may hit United States in the next few weeks. Authorities however are increasing their preparedness for this possibility. Accurate Weather reported that the tropical threat came from Africa and is now blowing its strong winds towards The Caribbean bringing strong thunderstorms with it.
Accurate Weather senior meteorologist Bob Smerbeck said in his report, 'this disturbed weather will move into a zone of more moist air, light winds aloft and warmer water over the Caribbean.' 'The Lesser Antilles will experience gusty winds and heavy showers Thursday night through Friday while it's possible that the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico receive similar impacts over the weekend,' he added.
The National Hurricane Center reported last Wednesday, August 20 the possibility that the gushy wind blowing and occasional thunderstorm from the two tropical storms may develop into a strong tropical cyclone later this week. If ever it will develop into a tropical cyclone, it would be the third named tropical cyclone this year during the Atlantic season according to USA Today.
It can be recalled that there were two named Atlantic tropical storms this year. Tropical storm Arthur developed on July 1 and Tropical Storm Bertha that developed on August 1.
Latest reports from Weather Forecast TV reported that they have been detecting a calmer weather disturbance compared to their previous expectation. They pointed out astronomic and oceanic condition as the main factors that suppressed the formation of the tropical storms. As of 9 a.m. of this day, tropical storm Karina has a maximum wind of 52 miles per hour moving east at 2 miles per hour with a pressure of 101 millibars.
Tropical Storm Lowell on the other hand has a maximum wind of 69 miles per hour moving northwest at 3 miles per hour with a pressure of 985 millibars.
