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Tropical Storm Ida's Infared Satellite and track from CIMSS.
Tropical Storm Ida is getting stronger over the warm waters of the western Caribbean. The winds this morning are 45mph, but will have a chance to get stronger. After dropping heavy rain and flooding out parts of Honduras and Nicaragua, next up is Cancun and The Gulf of Mexico. A Tropical Storm Warning is in place for Grand Cayman, expecting this storm withing 24 hours. A Tropical Storm Watch is in place the Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, and Cuban's Pinar Del Rio, expecting this storm in the next 36 hours (by Sunday evening). The warm waters will help this storm gain more strength, and the pass between Mexico and Cuba will allow it to maintain intensity and bring the interest to the United States early next week. See more images and forecast tracks in the slide show below:
Tropical Storm Ida Intensity:
As of 7am EST:
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Max winds: 45mph- Barometer: 1002 mb; 29.59"
- Location: 17.4 N; 84.1 W
- Moving North at 8mph
The intensity of Tropical Storm Ida might be limited by a small area of warm water as seen on the Sea Surface Temperatures Map. There might also be the influence of stronger westerly winds when this storm enters the Gulf of Mexico next week. This has changed the forecast track with a push farther east, away from the early guess of New Orleans, and more likely along Florida's Gulf Coast. See more images and forecast tracks in the slide show below.
Hurricane Fred:
Do you remember this storm back in September. It flared up to a Category 3, and then took about two weeks to traverse the Atlantic. It was not longer tropical when it's remains reached the southeast US, and helped to enhance the worst flooding in Atlanta's history. Check out some of these stories, and incredible images. It has otherwise been rather quiet in the Atlantic since then.
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