NORFOLK, Va. — Tropical Storm Danielle has strengthened to become Hurricane Danielle in the Atlantic, but is not currently a threat to any land.
As of 11 a.m. Friday, the storm's maximum sustained winds were 75 mph.
Hurricane Danielle is not currently a threat to any land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm is centered about 885 miles west of the Azores and is drifting slowly to the west at 1 mph.
The hurricane center says the storm is expected to meander in the Atlantic over the next few days. There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
In addition to Danielle, there are two other systems that are being monitored. Like Danielle neither are expected to have a direct impact on the United States for at least several more days, if at all.
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A tropical wave near the Cabo Verde Islands has shown little change in organization. Some gradual development is possible, and the system could become a short-lived tropical depression over the far eastern Atlantic during the next couple of days. By late this week, environmental conditions are forecast to become increasingly unfavorable for further development.
An area of more concern is located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles: this system is producing showers and thunderstorms in the central Atlantic Ocean and moving slowly westward.
Although environmental conditions are only marginally conducive to development of this system, a tropical depression is likely to form within the next couple of days. The disturbance is forecast to move slowly west-northwestward, toward the adjacent waters of the northern Leeward Islands.
Models are in close agreement that the system will move west-northwest for several days. The GFS, Canadian (GEM), and ICON global forecast models all slow and turn the system northward early next week, keeping the center far off to the east of the US coast. The European model shows slower organization of the system and moves it farther west, but struggles to get organized.
While the storm itself may not reach land, surf along the East Coast may still build through the middle of next week. However, the direct impacts of wind and heavy rain would stay well offshore.
These developments, including the formation of Danielle, come amid an unusually quiet hurricane season. It is the first time since 1941 that the Atlantic has gone from July 3 to the end of August with no named storm, Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach had told The Associated Press earlier.