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Tropical Storm Kirk strengthens and may become a hurricane

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[Síguenos ahora también en WhatsApp. Da clic aquí] Tropical Storm Kirk advances this Tuesday in open waters Atlantic with it forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by the end

Tropical Storm Kirk strengthens and may become a hurricane

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Tropical Storm Kirk advances this Tuesday in open waters Atlantic with it forecast to strengthen into a hurricane by the end of the day and even reach a major category next Thursday, the agency said National Hurricane Center (NHC, in English) USA.

Kirk Presents This Morning winds maintained a top speed of 95 kilometers per hour (60 miles) and is moving west-northwest at 22 kilometers per hour (14 miles).

It is located in the southwest Atlantic basin, 1,505 kilometers (935 miles) west of the African islands of Cape Verde, and does not merit any warning or warning in coastal areas.

NHC meteorologists are observing There are two large “low pressure areas” in the Atlantic that could become a depression or tropical storm this week.

One of them is located in the southwest Caribbean Sea and produces severe storms as it moves toward the Gulf of Mexico. He has a 40% chance of becoming depressed or tropical storm According to the NHC, over the weekend.

The Miami-based weather center is also monitoring another area of ​​low pressure located a few kilometers southwest of the Cape Verde archipelago, which could lead to tropical depressionmoving over the East Atlantic Basin.

This cyclonic activity comes as authorities in the southeastern United States undertake recovery efforts from the severe impact of the cyclone. Hurricane Helenwhich made landfall last Thursday evening in northwest Florida and from there left a trail of destruction in states such as Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and Tennessee.

According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), hurricane season In the Atlantic, which officially began June 1, activity could be “above” average, with 8 to 13 hurricanes, of which 4 to 7 would be classified as major.

EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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