• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Weatherboy

Weatherboy Weather News, Maps, RADAR, Satellite, and Forecasts.

  • Local
  • Earth Science News
  • RADAR
  • Current Warnings
  • Satellite
  • Current Maps
  • Forecast Maps
  • Video

Kirk Weakens; Forecast to Gain Strength

by Weatherboy Team Meteorologist - September 24, 2018

GOES-East satellite view of Kirk. Image: NOAA
GOES-East satellite view of Kirk. Image: NOAA

Tropical Storm Kirk weakened down to a Tropical Depression last night, but the National Hurricane Center expects it to perk up back to Tropical Storm Status by tomorrow. Kirk has been racing across the Atlantic at speeds greater than 20mph; such a speed makes it difficult for the structure of a tropical cyclone to improve and for it to gain strength.



Forecast track of Kirk. Image: NHC
Forecast track of Kirk. Image: NHC

As of the 5AM update from the National Hurricane Center this morning, the center of Tropical Depression Kirk was located near latitude 9.5 North, longitude 37.4 West. The depression is moving toward the west near 24 mph, and this fast motion is expected to continue for another day or so. A decrease in forward speed is expected by Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds remain near 35 mph with higher gusts. Although slight strengthening is forecast during the next few days, it is possible that Kirk could degenerate into a trough of low pressure during the next day or two while it moves quickly across the tropical central Atlantic. The official forecast track does return Kirk to Tropical Storm status tomorrow though, and forecasts a hit on the Windward Islands as a Tropical Storm on the weekend. For now, Kirk has an estimated minimum central pressureĀ of 1007 mb or 29.74 inches.

Primary Sidebar

Sponsored Ad

Search

Latest News

  • NOAA Flips the Switch On New Supercomputers for Weather and Climate Models
  • Cruise Ship Strikes Iceberg Off Alaska Coast, Sinking Dream Vacation Plans
  • Hurricane Bonnie on the Way; Several More Tropical Cyclones Possible; Warnings Now Issued
  • Black Bear Dies Trapped in Hot Car
  • Several Earthquakes Rattle South Carolina This Weekend as Mysterious Swarm Continues
  • For One Meteorologist, the Weather is a Drag
  • High Chance that Bonnie is on the Way in the Atlantic
  • Two Systems being Monitored by the National Hurricane Center for Possible Development
About | Careers | Contact | Contests
Terms | Privacy | Ad Choices
Weatherboy is a (R) Registered Trademark of isarithm LLC, All Rights Reserved.
All content herein is Copyright by Isarithm LLC 1997-2022