Latest Updates on Tropical Storm Rosa, Kirk, Leslie

The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) is now issuing advisories for Tropical Storm Rosa and isn’t issuing any more updates for Leslie, which was downgraded from a tropical storm this week.

Tropical Storm Rosa

In a 9 a.m. update on Sept 25, the agency said that Rosa strengthened from a depression to a tropical storm and is 385 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. It is moving west-northwest at 9 mph. “Rosa is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue for the next few days,” according to the NHC.

Currently, there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect for the storm.

In a 9 a.m. update on Sept 25, the agency said that Rosa strengthened from a depression to a tropical storm and is 385 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. (NHC)

Rosa is likely to strengthen, and it could develop into a hurricane on Sept. 25, the NHC said.

According to the NHC’s forecast cone, it doesn’t appear that Rosa will pose any threat to land as of Sept. 30.

“The official intensity forecast is a little higher than the previous one, but below some of the objective guidance. By late in the forecast period, a gradual weakening trend should commence as the system begins to move over slightly cooler waters,” according to a discussion from the NHC.

It added: “A mid-level ridge is forecast by the global models to remain in place to the north of Rosa through the middle part of the forecast period.” By the fourth and fifth day, the storm will turn to the north-northwest.

Leslie

The agency also said that Leslie has weakened, but it is “expected to reacquire subtropical or tropical characteristics by the end of the week as it meanders over the central Atlantic.”

The storm will likely form into a cyclone within the coming five days, the NHC said.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) is now issuing advisories for Tropical Storm Rosa and isn’t issuing any more updates for Leslie, which was downgraded from a tropical storm this week. (NHC)

The storm is “forecast to become post-tropical today after it merges with a cold front over the central Atlantic,” it added.

Other Atlantic Disturbances

As of 11 a.m. on Sept. 25, there is currently an area of low pressure about 260 miles south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, an area that was hit by Hurricane Florence earlier this month. The system is continuing to “produce showers and thunderstorms on its north side,” according to the NHC.

“However, this system could still become a tropical depression later today while it moves northwestward. By tonight and Wednesday, additional development appears unlikely, due to strong upper-level winds, while the system moves northward and north-northeastward near the southeastern United States coast,” the NHC said.

In the coming days, it could bring showers and thunderstorms to North and South Carolina.

Kirk

The remains of Kirk, which was a tropical storm earlier this week but weakened, are continuing to move to the west.

“However, satellite data indicate that the system still lacks a closed circulation. This disturbance could redevelop into a tropical cyclone during the next day or two before it moves into an area of highly unfavorable upper-level winds while it approaches the Caribbean Sea,” said hurricane forecasters.

It added: “Interests in the Windward and Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this disturbance as gusty winds and locally heavy rains are likely over the next couple of days even if the system does not redevelop into a tropical cyclone.”