'The depression is forecast to become a major hurricane by this weekend,' the National Hurricane Center said.
In a post on X, the Atlantic National Hurricane Center shared a map of Tropical Depression 13 showing possible landfall in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic later this week.
On Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said it is tracking Tropical Depression 13 in the Atlantic, which is expected to become a hurricane in the next few days."The depression is forecast to become a major hurricane by this weekend and could bring impacts to the Leeward Islands by that time," the Atlantic National Hurricane Center said in an update to X.
On X, Zach Covey, a hurricane specialist with Spectrum News, shared a video forecast on X for Tropical Depression 13."Why are we so confident in an initial forecast of steady intensification on #TD13? Because the environment it's in is just perfect," he wrote. "Not only are dry air and shear not a problem, but this system is moving over some very warm and deep waters #Tropics," Covey added.? Because the environment it's in is just perfect.
Not only are dry air and shear not a problem, but this system is moving over some very warm and deep waters.
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