“The ridge will continue to steer Leslie the next several days with a turn more northwestward, with an increase in forward speed by the middle of the forecast period,” forecasters said.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Kirk degraded to a weak Category 3 hurricane after its maximum sustained winds dropped to 115 mph Saturday night. Though Kirk is not near land, it is forecast to bring large swells to the U.S. East Coast by Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The forecast cone for Hurricane Kirk as of 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (National Hurricane Center/Courtesy)
At 11 p.m. Saturday, Kirk was located about 1,345 miles west-southwest of the Azores and was moving north at 20 mph.
Long-range forecasts show Kirk arcing north and west toward Europe.
Finally, a tropical wave is expected to move off the coast of Africa on Monday or Tuesday. It could develop as it moves westward or west-northwestward over the eastern tropical Atlantic. It had a 30% chance of forming in the next seven days as of 8 p.m. Saturday.
The next named storm will be Nadine.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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Originally Published: October 5, 2024 at 8:15 a.m.
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