Tropics Outlook September 23

Hello everyone! Here is a tropics outlook for September 23.

North Atlantic

• Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near Emerald Isle, North Carolina earlier today at 6:15 am EDT with sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). Due to land interaction, the storm has weakened to a tropical depression. Its center will continue to move northeast through Virginia and bring heavy rainfall from Virginia to Long Island.

Image 1: Total rainfall from Day 1-2 from Ophelia, with multiple areas receiving at least 2 inches of rain.

• Tropical storm Philippe was named earlier this afternoon. While shear continues to inhibit significant development, conditions should improve later next week to become a stronger tropical storm.

• A new area of interest in the eastern Atlantic has a 20% to become a tropical depression within the next 7 days.

Eastern Pacific

• Tropical Depression 14E was designated this afternoon and is expected to become the next tropical storm of the season as 14E heads generally west.

Image 2: 5 day forecast cone from the National Hurricane Center for Tropical Depression 14E. As shown in the cone, 14E will become a tropical storm.

Western Pacific

• Invest 91W has a 30% chance to become a tropical depression in the South China Sea within the next 2 days.

• Invest 92W is not expected to form.