A tropical hurricane is threatening Cuba Verde Island on Tuesday after it became the latest system to break records during a busy 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said Tropical Storm Rain is bringing tropical-storm-force winds and heavy rain to the western islands.
Renને, who on Monday formed the “R” -Torm, known as the Atlantic’s early 17th, broke Rita’s previous record set on September 18, 2005.
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At 11 a.m., Hurricane Cabo is located 100 miles west-northwest of the Verde Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph as it moves west at 16 miles per hour.
Tropical Storms Renને and Poulette can be seen in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
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A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Cabo Verde Islands, where hurricane-force winds and rain will continue until Tuesday before the hurricane turn turns west-northwest.
The strength is expected to change slightly today, followed by a gradual strengthening on Thursday and Friday, the NHC said. “Ren predicts a hurricane in a few days.”
Forecast models show storms at sea for the near future.
Tropical Storms Poulet and Renee’s forecast track.
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Ren was one of two storms formed Monday; The tropical storm Paulet took shape early in the day in the Central Atlantic away from the land.
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The maximum sustained wind in Pallet now is 65 miles per hour, which is expected to be moderately strong in the next few days.
The hurricane was centered about 1,285 miles west of Cabo Verde Island and moved northwest at a speed of 6 miles per hour, posing no threat to land.
NHC forecasters said Poulet would be close to the strength of the hurricane by Monday night before it slowly begins to weaken.
The tropical model Dello shows that Pallet will be closer to Bermuda by next week.
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Bermuda may need to keep an eye on Poulette next week, but for now, the storm is not expected to be significantly stronger this week.
The second chaos in southwestern Bermuda has little chance of getting some tropical organization this weekend, as it is close to the Carolinas, but this time it is no big concern.
Historically, most Atlantic Ocean basin tropical activity occurs in September. The current two tropical storms are the early 16th and 17th named hurricanes, which continue the trend in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
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Tropical activity historically lasts until September 10, when it peaks and slowly begins to decline.
The hurricane season peaks on September 10, and then it begins to decline.
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The previous two hurricanes, Nana and Omar, were the initial 14th and 15th hurricanes on record.
Top patterns of hurricane season, which affects where hurricanes travel.
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NOAA forecasters are now calling for as many as 25 hurricanes with winds of 39 miles or more; Seven to 10 of them could be hurricanes. In those hurricanes, there will be three to six major, classified as Category 3, 4 and 5, with winds of 111 miles or more.
Name of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
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That is much higher than the average year. Based on data from 1981 to 2010, there are 12 named hurricanes, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes. There have been 17 hurricanes so far this year, including five hurricanes.
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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 and includes the names of Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly Lee, Eduard, Faye, Gonzalo, Henna, Isaiah, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Pa Lette Late, Renee. , Sally, Teddy, Vicky and Wilfred.
Adam Klose and Brandon Noriga of Fox News contributed to this report.
