Hurricane Kirk Intensifies to Category 4, Threatens East Coast with Dangerous Surf
The storm is expected to remain offshore but will generate life-threatening surf conditions along the U.S. East Coast and other regions.
- Hurricane Kirk, now a Category 4 storm, is located in the central Atlantic with sustained winds of 130 mph.
- The National Hurricane Center warns of life-threatening surf and rip currents from Kirk affecting the Leeward Islands, Bermuda, and the U.S. East Coast this weekend.
- No landfall is expected for Kirk, and no coastal watches or warnings are currently in effect.
- Tropical Storm Leslie has formed in the eastern Atlantic and is projected to strengthen into a hurricane by the weekend.
- Meanwhile, a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico poses a reduced threat of tropical development but could bring heavy rain to Florida.
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