Tropical Storm Gordon Forms in Eastern Atlantic

Tropical Storm Gordon formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Friday. as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) tracks several systems across the Atlantic basin this week.

Hurricane season is now in full swing. Gordon, Formerly Tropical Depression Seven, it gained enough strength to reach tropical storm status.

What is the latest news on Tropical Storm Gordon?

According to the latest NHC advisory, Tropical Storm Gordon is more than 1,100 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands. Its maximum sustained winds are 45 mph.

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Where is Tropical Storm Gordon going?

The NHC declared the tropical storm Gordon will likely remain in open water for the next few days.

It is currently moving west-northwest and is expected to slow but continue on a west-west-northwest track over the next few days.

“At this time, the official forecast maintains the system as a tropical cyclone for the entire forecast period,” the NHC said Friday. “Some recovery is possible by days 4 and 5, when the system reaches a slightly more humid, unstable, and low-shear environment.”

At this time, there are no plans to impact the United States.

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Area to watch off the southeastern coast of the United States

The NHC said a non-tropical low pressure area could form within a few days within a few hundred miles of the southeastern U.S. coast.

Once the low pressure area forms, subtropical or tropical development is possible early next week as the system drifts north or northwest.

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According to the NHC, there is a medium chance that the phenomenon will develop within the next seven days.