Tropical storm Ida news: Small changes seen in terms of storm's strength
In what could be one of the most "unthreatening" forecasts, tropical storm Ida is said to be moving east-southeast, but has not displayed any significant change in strength from when it was last seen.
On Tuesday, the storm's maximum sustained winds are at 45 mph (75 kph). According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, there would be little or no significant changes in the storm's movements over the next 48 hours.
Storm Ida was named Friday night and was first located halfway between the Cape Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles and is now approximately 1,000 miles east-northeast in the northern area of the Leeward Islands. As mentioned, it is moving toward the east-southeast open central Atlantic Ocean around 8 mph (13 kph) but is expected to turn back north later this week.
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AccuWeather meteorologist Evan Duffey said, "Ida is located well away from any strong steering features and should drift northwest over the next couple days, even looping back on itself at some point a few days out."
Multiple reports have stated earlier that wind shear will most probably keep Ida from gaining enough strength to be a threat to dry land over the next few days, despite warm sea surface temperatures.
Forecasters say Ida is expected to move in the same direction and will decrease in speed over the next two days. Also, The Weather Channel says Ida is definitely not going to be a threat to land in the coming five days.
The first official autumn day comes this week, and along with the arrival of the season, the Atlantic hurricane season is also said to push through until the end of November.
Weather forecasters will continue to watch for both tropical and non-tropical storm development, as well as possible impact on populated areas this October within the western Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico toward the western Atlantic areas.
