BREAKING: Sam rapidly intensifies into the seventh hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. It's now forecast to reach Cat. 4 intensity. Our latest, complete forecast briefing:
less than an hour agoIt rapidly intensified into the seventh hurricane of the season by Friday morning.It's uncertain whether it will pose a threat to parts of the Leeward Islands, or curl northward.Hurricane Sam is rapidly intensifying in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and will soon become a major hurricane. However, it's uncertain whether it will strike the Leeward Islands next week.
This upgrade from the National Hurricane Center was based on infrared satellite imagery showing a compact inner core of thunderstorms and microwave satellite imagery taken just before midnight Eastern Time showing an incipient eye.An Uncertain Future For Leeward Islands According to the latest computer forecast models, Sam may not reach the longitude of the Leeward Islands until next Wednesday or Thursday.
That's because they're forecasting a weaker, less expansive Bermuda high over the Atlantic Ocean and a stronger trough, or southward plunge of the jet stream, near the East Coast, as described in a previous articleThat pattern would cause Sam to curl north, then northeastward into the central or western Atlantic Ocean, rather than simply plowing westward.That's because the long-term steering forecast for Sam could change in future computer model forecast updates.
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